Delegates agree to work for interstate nursing pact
October 1, 1997 less than 1 minute read
Delegates agree to work for interstate nursing pact
Recently, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) took a giant step forward in the advancement of nursing regulation.
Delegates at the 1997 NCSBN annual meeting in Chicago in August, unanimously adopted the following recommendation:
"The National Council of State Boards of Nursing endorses a mutual recognition model of nursing regulation and authorizes the Board of Directors to develop strategies for implementation to be adopted by the Delegate Assembly."
Under this concept, boards of nursing agree to work toward an interstate pact, under which nurses would hold a license in one state and be able to practice in any state, provided they follow the laws and regulations of the state in which they practice.
"This is only the beginning of a long road toward acceptance," writes Kathi Webster, BSN, RN, the editor of Telephone Nursing Telezine, an electronic magazine on the Internet for telephone triage nursing and telenursing services. "There are many challenges to be overcome before an interstate compact is a reality. Your state board of nursing will need all of your support due to the potential for lost revenue under such a model. In the end, laws on the state level will need to be modified and approved by state legislatures."
For more information, see the Telephone Nursing Telezine Web page, http://www.katsden.com/tnt/index.html.
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