Current trends in telecommunications and increased mobility of nurses have led to approval of a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation, . .
. . .in which nurses are allowed to practice in states that are compact states without obtaining a license in each state. On which website would a nurse find a list of current compact states?
a. National League for Nursing (NLN)
b. National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN)
c. American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN)
d. Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
ANS: B
Correct: The NCSBN website contains this information.
Incorrect:
a. The NLN is an accrediting body.
c. The AACN is an association of baccalaureate and higher degree programs.
d. The CCNE is an accrediting body.
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