A group of nursing students are creating a poster presentation on the history of mandatory licensure laws for nurses. Which state should these students have at the earliest end of their licensure timeline?
1. New Jersey
2. New York
3. California
4. Rhode Island
Correct Answer: 2
New York passed the first mandatory licensure act in 1935, but the act did not go into effect until 1949.
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