Effects of the enhanced nurse licensure compact on interstate mobility and nursing employment
Hong-Lun Tiunn, Qian “Eric” Luo, Jordan Herring, Patricia Pittman · 2026
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Hong-Lun Tiunn and co-authors study a nurse licensing reform in 2026 across the United States. Many trained nurses do not work in nursing, even during shortages. A pact among states lets a nurse licensed in one member state work in others, and backers hoped it would pull idle nurses back to the bedside.
Using survey and state data across twenty-six states, the team found the pact did not raise movement of nurses between states. It did link to a clear drop in the share of licensed nurses not working in nursing, and the effect grew over time. The authors read this as nurses returning to nursing inside their own state, not crossing borders.
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| CREATOR | Hong-Lun Tiunn, Qian “Eric” Luo, Jordan Herring, Patricia Pittman |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 34 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |