Temporary nursing licenses to be issued

Board of Nursing offering temporary nursing permits.

WHILE MISSISSIPPI IS UNDER ANEMERGENCY DECLARATION THEMISSISSIPPI BOARD OF NURSING HASFOUND A WAY TO ALLOW RETIRED ORSTUDENTS NURSES TO WORK."DURING THIS EMERGENCYDECLARATION PERIOD THEY WOULD BEABLE TO GET A TEMPORARYLICENSE TO PRACITCE NURSING IFTHEY GO TO THE BOARD OFNURSING WEBSITE."THE TEMPORARY PERMIT WOULD LASTUP TO 120DAYS OR UNTIL THE EMERGENCYDECLARATION IS LIFTED BY THEGOVERNOR."TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE ACOMPETANT AND SKILLED WORK FORCEON THEFRONT LINES TO HELP ERRADICATETHIS COVID-19."THERE ARE CERTAIN GUIDELINES INPLACE FOR ANYONE WHO WANTS TOAPPLY FOR THPERMIT."ANY NURSE THAT HAS BEENSUSPENDED REVOKEDADMINISTRATIVELY DENIED ALICENSEOR SURRENDERED WILL NOT BEELIGIBLE."SOME STUDENTS CAN ALSO APPLY TOSTART WORKING IN LOCAL HEALTHCARE FACILITIES."NURSING STUDENTS WHO HAVEGRADUATED ARE ELIGABLE TOAPPLY AND YOU NEED TO GET IN THEQUE TO TAKE THE IMPEX EXAM."ANY NURSE OR NURSING STUDENT WHOAPPLIES WILL BE REQUIRED TO WORKIN THEIR SCOPE OFPRACTICE.ALLIE WARE 16 WAPT NEWNEW TOOLS IN THE WAR AGAINSTCOVID-19 BEINGANNOUNCED TODA