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The Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement that allows mutual recognition (reciprocity) of a nursing license between member U.S. states ("compact states"). Enacted into law by the participating states, the NLC allows a nurse who is a legal resident of and possesses a nursing license in a compact state (their "home state") to practice in any of the other compact states (the "remote ...
Wyoming has adopted the National Registry model with an addition of IEMT. The IEMT has all of the skills of an AEMT with the addition of additional medications, endotracheal intubation, cardiac drugs and skills (manual defibrillator, epi 1:10000, etc.) chest darts and pain management.
These rules carry the full effect of state law, ensuring uniform application across all member states. Responsibilities: Administering and enforcing the Compact's provisions. Managing the data system that enables licensure and disciplinary information sharing. Addressing disputes and ensuring member state compliance.
In the United States, families and employers can verify a UAP's certification by checking the state's nursing registry. Each state is required to maintain an updated nursing registry under the 1987 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (OBRA). The registry details valid certifications and reports of abuse or neglect.
An advanced emergency medical technician (AEMT) is a provider of emergency medical services in the United States.A transition to this level of training from the emergency medical technician-intermediate, which have somewhat less training, [1] began in 2013 and has been implemented by most states [citation needed].
The Frontier Nursing Service (FNS) provides healthcare services to rural, underserved populations since 1925, and educates nurse-midwives since 1939.. The Service maintains six rural healthcare clinics in eastern Kentucky, the Mary Breckinridge Hospital (now part of Appalachian Regional Healthcare [2]), the Mary Breckinridge Home Health Agency, the Frontier Nursing University and the Bed and ...
UK HealthCare is the health care system that is based on the campus of the University of Kentucky (UK) in Lexington, Kentucky. It consists of the university's hospitals, clinics, outreach locations, and patient care services along with UKs health profession colleges.
The college was established in Louisville, Kentucky, by Humana Inc., in 1989, and was originally known as Galen Health Institutes. [9] [10] The college originally offered only a one-year licensed practical nurse (LPN) program in Louisville, San Antonio, Texas, [11] and St. Petersburg, Florida. [9]