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Professional Accountability & Legal Liability for Nurses Online Course LaunchesPosted: 7/25/2017
NCSBN Learning Extension has launched a major revision to the Professional Accountability & Legal Liability for Nurses course. The course addresses professional accountability and provides strategies for reducing the risk of legal liability.
Learners receive 4.6 contact hours for successfully completing the course post-test.
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Posted: 7/24/2017
The signing of legislation by North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on July 20, 2017, triggered the landmark enactment of the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC), ushering in a new era of nurse licensure in the U.S.
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Posted: 7/10/2017
NCSBN announces that the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists is now uploading their certification information into the NCSBN Nursys database.
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Posted: 6/27/2017
Maine has joined Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming as a member of the eNLC.
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