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Iowa Nursing License Guide

What travel and staff nurses need to license in Iowa: compact eligibility, the application fee, how long endorsement typically takes, and the state Board of Nursing, plus 305 open Iowa nursing jobs.

Nurse Licensure Compact
Yes, multistate license
Compact status
Implemented compact state
Typical endorsement time
1-8 Weeks
Application fee
$169
Verified via Nursys
Yes
State income tax
3.8% flat

Issuing authority: Iowa Board of Nursing ↗

Your Iowa compact license also covers 39 other states

As a Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) state, a multistate license issued from your primary state of residence lets you practice across all NLC states without a separate license:

Alabama Arizona Arkansas Colorado Connecticut Delaware Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

Nursing jobs in Iowa

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