To get part of $50 billion for a federal health program, Illinois promised to join nurse licensure and physician assistant compacts. Will state lawmakers keep that promise? Illinois could lose ...

Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions that meet the unique challenges of our vast, remote state. Few areas demonstrate this need ...

Alaskans value resilience. We know what it means to work together in tough times, and we require solutions that meet the unique challenges of our vast and remote state. Few areas demonstrate this need ...

Alaysia Robinson, a nursing student, administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Nurses from outside of Connecticut can now work in the state without applying for a ...

Chicago, Oct. 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Connecticut fully implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) on Oct. 1, 2025, allowing registered nurses (RNs) and licensed practical/vocational nurses ...

Connecticut has officially implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing eligible nurses to practice in 43 jurisdictions with one multi-state license. The compact took effect Oct. 1 in Connecticut ...

Did you know that 23 percent of Americans will struggle with mental health in any given year? There’s a growing need in the healthcare system for skillful psychiatric nurses to help provide care and ...

That means earning either an associate degree in nursing or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing — though many hospitals now prefer or require a BSN — and passing the National Council Licensure ...

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Travel nursing took off during the COVID-19 pandemic and it has continued to grow. In 2020, Staffing Industry Analysts reported that travel nurse staffing demand jumped 35%. What used to make up just ...