title: New Patient Safety Requirements Toughen Nurse Licensure Compact.
abstract: Changes include mandatory criminal background checks.
authors.affiliation: Lucy Wang Halpern.
authors.forename: Lucy Wang
authors.initials: LW
authors.lastname: Halpern
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D061214:Patient Safety; D014481:United States