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.
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.
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