A new LPN/LVN passes the NCLEX-PN examination and obtains licensure in state X. The LPN/LVN wishes to work in a state other than state X but is unsure of how to proceed. Which statement provides sound advice in this situation?
a. The effect of current national licensure allows a nurse licensed in one state to work in any other state for a maximum of 2 years without applying for endorsement.
b. The nurse can work legally in any state that borders state X without applying for endorsement.
c. The nurse should contact the state board of nursing of the state in which she wishes to work to determine whether they have multistate licensure with state X.
d. The nurse should apply to take the NCLEX-PN examination in the state in which she wishes to work.
ANS: C
The state board of nursing of the state in which the LPN/LVN wishes to work can provide the essential information. Eighteen states have mutual recognition compacts, and Minnesota has a border recognition agreement. National licensure does not exist. A nurse working legally in any state that borders state X without applying for endorsement describes a border recognition agreement, such as the one in existence in Minnesota. It is unnecessary for a nurse to apply to take the NCLEX-PN examination; nurses can obtain endorsement without retaking the NCLEX-PN examination.
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