<p>I’ll throw something else out there to consider…</p>
<p>During the “nursing” presentation at Accepted Students Day for Pitt last weekend, the host told us that there are only three states whose RN licenses/certification are accepted by all other states. If you are originally licensed in PA, NY, or CA, and want to practice nursing elsewhere, you simply request to be licensed in the new state and it’s just a matter of filling out the paperwork. If you are originally licensed in one of the other 47 states, you may have more barriers to move from state to state.</p>
<p>I haven’t confirmed this. Since D2 will be going to Pitt, my reaction was “wow, I guess she’s lucky – she chose a PA school based on other criteria and she got a bonus”.</p>
<p>Can any current RN’s confirm / refute the claim? If it’s true, this might be something to think about if one’s final decisions are between schools in PA/NY/CA and other states.</p>