Amanda is a nurse who currently works in a community clinic in a ...

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Amanda is a nurse who currently works in a community clinic in a city near state lines. She is exploring employment possibilities in a neighboring state and hopes to obtain a license through mutual recognition of licensure.
 
  Which of the following conditions must be met in
  order for Amanda to obtain a nursing license in this manner? (Select all that apply.)
 
  A) Amanda's home state must be party to the Nurse Licensure Compact.
  B) Amanda must obtain a nursing license in the intended state as well as in her home state.
  C) Amanda must meet the standards for licensure in the state where she intends to practice.
  D) The state in which Amanda wishes to practice must belong to the Nurse Licensure
  Compact.
  E) Amanda must possess an ADN or baccalaureate degree in nursing.

Question 2

Under the provisions of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC), a nurse who is licensed in Arizona has been practicing for the past year in New Mexico.
 
  The nurse is alleged to have become involved in an inappropriate relationship with a patient in New Mexico and grounds for disciplinary action appear to exist. How will the discipline of this nurse most likely proceed?
 
  A) The New Mexico Board of Nursing may withdraw the nurse's license if this is deemed
  necessary.
  B) The nurse's discipline is referred to the American Nurses Association because two state
  boards of nursing have interest in the matter.
  C) The New Mexico Board of Nursing will undertake investigation, but the Arizona State
  Board of Nursing will implement appropriate discipline.
  D) The New Mexico Board of Nursing will be unable to change the Arizona licensure status
  of the nurse.

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A, C, D
Obtaining a license through mutual recognition of licensure requires that an
individual's home state and the intended state of practice be party states. As well, an applicant
must qualify for licensure in the intended state. A diploma in nursing does not preclude transfer
of licensure, and an individual may not possess licenses in both states simultaneously.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
A major concern with mutual recognition is the disciplinary process. Although the
board of nursing can investigate nursing practices and enforce its own standards in the state, it
cannot change the licensure status of the person whose licensure originates in a different state.
The ANA does not participate in disciplinary matters, and a state would not normally undertake
discipline based on an investigation in another party state.