The nurse who provides care to clients who live in other states through the use of the telephone should know about the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) because:
a. NLC allows a nurse to work in any state where he establishes residency.
b. NLC grants the nurse the privilege to practice without permission while traveling across state lines.
c. each state must enact legislation that endorses the NLC before a nurse from another state can practice in that given state.
d. NLC decreases access to nurses during a time of nursing shortage.
ANS: C
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