Multistate Licensure Compact And What Are Its Implications On Nursing

1. What is the Multistate Licensure Compact, and what are its implications on nursing?

The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) allows nurses with a Multistate Licensure to practice physically, telephonically or electronically in their home state and other original NLC states (Original NLC,2018). With the Multistate Licensure Compact nurses are able to provide care to patients in other NLC states without having to obtain additional licenses (ENLC Implementation, 2018).

2. Differentiate between delegating and directing.

With the directing style the manager tells the employees what to do, how it is supposed to be done and when to have it done by. The directing style is appropriate when employees lack experience and don’t know what to do (Management Styles, 2018). The delegating style is when the manager directs or discusses what needs to be accomplished and when it must be done (Management Styles, 2018).

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What is the difference between standards of nursing practice and standards of care?

According to Melanie T. Gura RN MSN CNS CCDS FHRS FAHA, the scope of practice refers to the professional activities defined under state law. The scope of practice for nurses is determined by each states nurse practice act. Standard of care refers to the provision of services in the manner of consistent care. The standard of care has set a minimum criterion for job proficiency (Melanie T. Gura, 2008).

4. Discuss professional accountability and responsibility and their implications for nursing