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Hi. Welcome to this brief educational
video that will serve as a guide

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to the Nurse Licensure Compact
for nursing students.

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The objectives of this video are to
provide you with a general overview of the

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Nurse Licensure Compact,
to explain obtaining a multistate license,

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to explain the NCLEX and applying
for licensure by exam,

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and to provide you with some
tangible scenario-based examples.

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So, what is the Nurse Licensure Compact?

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The NLC is an interstate agreement
that allows nurses, RNs or LPNs,

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to practice physically via telehealth or
via other electronic means in all compact

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states with one license issued from their
primary state of legal residence,

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their home state.

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A nurse's PSOR is the state where the
nurse has a driver's license and is

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registered to vote, and legal documents
related to residency should all be

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from that same state.

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So, which states are part of the NLC?

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You can see from the map
that there are 34 blue states.

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This means that 34 states have enacted the
NLC, 33 of those states have fully implemented. 

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NJ is purple because it partially implemented
With partial implementation, nurses who have a 

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multistate license from another NLC state
can now practice via telehealth 
or physically in New Jersey. 

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Nurses with legal residence in 
New Jersey will be able to 

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apply for a compact license after 
full implementation, likely in 2021.  


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To be eligible for a multistate license,
a nurse's PSOR must be a state that is

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part of the NLC.

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Also, a nurse must meet all 11
Uniform Licensure Requirements

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for a multistate license.

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These are included
in the license application.

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As a new grad, how does the
NLC apply to you?

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If you are a legal resident of a compact
state, you too might be eligible

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for a multistate license.

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You will have to apply for license by exam
and authorization to test to the compact

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state where you will legally reside.

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Provided you pass the NCLEX and meet all
other multistate licensure requirements,

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you may be eligible to receive your
multistate license.

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But what if you are not going to
legally reside in a compact state?

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Unfortunately, until your home state joins
the compact, you will not be eligible

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for a multistate license.

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Instead, you can obtain
a single-state license.

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Let's take a closer look at applying
the licensure pending a job offer.

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There are many myths associated
with taking the NCLEX and

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applying for licensure.

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Let's set the record straight
about those myths.

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To clarify, you may not submit
application for license by exam

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to more than one state.

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The NCLEX is not a state exam.

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It is a national exam and can be taken in
any state convenient to you.

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You are not required to apply
for initial license by exam in the state

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of your nursing program.

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So, to clarify even more,
if you will be residing and working in a

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compact state, which is Texas,
then that compact state is the state where

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you should apply your license by exam
and authorization to test.

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As stated earlier, you may actually sit
for the exam in any state and your results

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will be sent to the Board of Nursing where
you applied for authorization

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to test and licensure.

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In this case, it would be Texas.

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Now, what about if you will be working in
a non-compact state?

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Well, you'll have to apply for license
by exam and authorization to test

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in the state of employment.

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If after you receive your initial license
by exam in a non-compact state and

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additional licenses are needed,
you can obtain those via the license

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by endorsement application.

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That application is located on the
Board of Nursing website.

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Now that you have a solid understanding,
let's take a look at some scenario-based

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examples that you can then apply to your
own situation to help you gain an even

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better understanding
of steps you should take.

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In this first scenario, meet Susan.

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Susan goes to school in California,
but she plans to work and live

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in Arizona after graduation.

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She should apply for license by exam and
authorization to test with the Arizona

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Board of Nursing.

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She can take the test in California or any
other state that's convenient to her,

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but her results would go to the
Arizona Board of Nursing

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where she originally applied.

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In this second scenario, meet John.

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John goes to school in Arizona
but plans to move to and work

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in California after graduation.

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He should apply for license by exam
and authorization to test with the

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California Board of Nursing.

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Provided he passed NCLEX,
he will obtain a single-state license

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valid in California only.

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If additional licenses are needed,
he can apply for license by endorsement.

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In this third scenario, this is Mary.

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Mary is a legal resident of Illinois but
she plans on only practicing in Indiana.

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Therefore, she should apply for license by
exam and authorization to test with the

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Indiana Board of Nursing.

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Thank you for watching
this short educational video.

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We hope that you enjoyed the information.

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other resources available on our

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