Region 4

Description: One of the greatest factors that can affect a nurse’s experience — with everything from nurse-practice standards and continuing education to patient safety and work satisfaction — is the state in which they are licensed. Yet, forty-one states have joined the “Enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact” (NLC), which allows nurses who are licensed in one “Compact”... Read more »

Description: Patients with substance use disorder are a medically and socially vulnerable population, and often experience overdose, co-occurring mental illness, and chronic disease. Despite the need for healthcare, these patients are often reluctant to seek care because of stigma and previous negative experiences within the healthcare system. Through lived experience, this program will examine how person-centered... Read more »