Nurses, including school nurses, may reside in a state with compact licensing. On July 20, 2017, an enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC) was enacted with implementation beginning on January 19, 2018. Nurses must be knowledgeable about the status of their state’s participation in the compact licensure, both their state of residence and their state of practice. Nurses must also be knowledgeable about what is entailed in compact licensure. This brief article provides basic information about compact licensing, along with considerations about nursing delegation, for the practicing school nurse.
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