Hellquist Kristin
Policy and Government Relations, National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Case Manager. 2006 Mar-Apr;17(2):47-50, quiz 51. doi: 10.1016/j.casemgr.2005.11.001.
In the late 1990s, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) began exploring several nurse-licensing models that would simplify government processes and remove regulatory barriers, while increasing access to safe nursing care. The NCSBN decided on the mutual-recognition model (similar to that used for state driver's licenses), which allows a nurse to practice in states other than the one in which the license was issued, usually the state of residency, as long as that individual acknowledges that he or she is subject to each state's practice laws and discipline. Like the driver's license model, nursing practice across state lines is allowed, whether physical or electronic, unless the nurse is under discipline or a monitoring agreement that restricts practice across state lines.
20世纪90年代末，美国国家护士委员会理事会（NCSBN）开始探索几种护士执照颁发模式，这些模式将简化政府流程，消除监管障碍，同时增加获得安全护理服务的机会。NCSBN决定采用相互认可模式（类似于州驾驶执照的模式），该模式允许护士在颁发执照的州以外的其他州执业，通常是居住州，只要该个人承认他或她受每个州的执业法律和纪律约束。与驾驶执照模式一样，允许跨州进行护理实践，无论是亲自执业还是通过电子方式，除非护士受到纪律处分或有跨州执业限制的监测协议约束。
