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Multi-state agreement allowing some nurses in the United States to practice outside of their home state
Formal, state‑based licensing tied to academic credentials is the modern norm: today many jurisdictions require nursing candidates to pass a licensure exam after completing accredited education progra...
University-run nursing programs expanded academic pathways, raised graduate-degree production, and helped professionalize advanced nursing roles — trends linked in sources to increased graduate enroll...
U.S. nursing practice requires state licensure (usually via NCLEX and state board approval) and many nurses pursue voluntary national specialty certifications; multistate practice is available through...
Changing nursing licensure from LPN/LVN → RN → APRN generally requires sequential education and state board processes: LPNs use bridge programs to reach RN eligibility and must pass NCLEX‑RN for RN li...
State law — primarily each state’s Nursing Practice Act and implementing regulations administered by state boards of nursing — is the main vehicle that defines nursing licensure categories and scope o...
The available reporting shows a recent Department of Education reclassification that removes nursing from the federal regulatory definition of “professional degree,” which will chiefly change graduate...
Federal classification and interstate compacts shape who needs a state license, how portable that license is, and certain uniform eligibility requirements: the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC/eNLC) creat...