Nurse programs Oregon and Idaho

Nurse programs Oregon and Idaho

SPEND LONG HOURSSERVING COVID-19PATIENTS.

SOMEARE BOUND TO GETSICK.MANY SUCH CASESHAVE OCCURED INBLAINE COUNTYALREADY.TO HELP HANDLE ALOSS OF PERSONNELBECAUSE OFCORONAVIRUS.BOTH IDAHO ANDOREGON AREEVOLVING ANDADAPTING.

TO MAKESURE THEY HAVEENOUGH NURSES TOMEET THE NEED.SIX ON YOUR SIDE'SNATASHA WILLIAMSHAS MORE ON HOWTHAT WORKS ANDWHO IT'S AFFECTING.IDAHO ANDOREGON'S STATEBOARDS OF NURSINGARE WORKING TOMAKE SURE THEYHAVE ENOUGHNURSES TOCONTINUE BATTLINGTHE COVID-19PANDEMIC."AS WE HEAR THENEWS ABOUT WHATPOSSIBLY COULDHAPPEN, WITHHOSPITALS BEINGOVERRUN, HEALTHCARE WORKERSBECOMING ILLTHEMSELVES, WEKNOW THERE NEEDTO BE MORE PEOPLETHERE TO TAKE CAREOF INDIVIDUALS WHOARE SICK."BOTH BOARDS HAVESTARTED NEWPROGRAMS TOALLOW RETIREDNURSES TO COMEBACK AND HELPFIGHT THE PANDEMIC."WHETHER THAT'S ANURSE WHO IS NOLONGER PRACTICING,MAYBE THEYRETIRED, MAYBETHEY HAVE LET THEIRLICENSE LAPSE FOR AFEW YEARS TO RAISEA FAMILY OR ANYREASON, WE'REINVITING THEM TOCOME BACK AND GETA FREE TEMPORARYLICENSE TO GO TOWORK AND DO THIS.""WE HAVEINSTITUTED FREELICENSING CHANGESTO HELP THOSEEXISTING NURSESWHO ARE ON THEFRONT LINES, ANDALSO TO HELPENCOURAGERETIREES WHO MAYWANT TO REJOIN THEEFFORTS."AND IT'S NOT ALLJUST ABOUT RETIREDNURSES ..."WE'RE ALSOLOOKING AT THEOTHER END OF THEAGE SPECTRUM ATSTUDENTS THAT AREIN EXCELLENTNURSING SCHOOLS.WE HAVE EXCELLENTNURSING SCHOOLSIN IDAHO."THE IDAHO BOARD ISWAIVING FEES ONTHEIRAPPRENTICESHIPPROGRAM FORNURSING STUDENTS.THE BOARD IS ALSOALLOWINGGRADUATES OFNURSING PROGRAMSEXTENDED LICENSESWHILE THEY WAIT TOTAKE THEIR NATIONALNURSING TEST...CALLED N-CLEX."SOME OF THESESTUDENTS,ESPECIALLY IN THEAPPRENTICESHIPPROGRAM, THEYMUST GET SO MANYHOURS OF'CLINICALS' ANDRIGHT NOW THAT'SREALLY TOUGH TO DOTHAT.

SO WE AREACTUALLY ALLOWINGSCHOOLS TO COUNTONE HOUR WORKEDFOR ONE HOUR OFCLINICAL--SO THAT'SALSO HELPING THEM."THEY'RE ALSOALLOWING NURSINGSTUDENTS SET TOGRADUATE THISSPRING TO HELPFIGHT THEPANDEMIC--WITHSOME RESTRICTIONS."SO WE'RE SAYING IFYOU WERESCHEDULED TOGRADUATE THISSPRING, THEN WEARE GOING TO ISSUEA FREE TEMPORARYLICENSE FOR YOU TOGO TO WORK.

NOW,THAT LICENSE HASRESTRICTIONS--YOUMUST HAVE EXTRASUPERVISION--BUTTHERE ARE THINGSYOU CAN DO.

YOUCAN JUMP IN ANDHELP."TO HELP MEET THENEED IN OREGON,ACTIVELY LICENSEDNURSES ANDNURSING ASSISTANTSLICENSED INANOTHER STATE ORU.S. JURISDICTIONARE NOW ABLE TOPROVIDE CARE INTHE STATE UNDERSPECIAL EMERGENCYAUTHORIZATION."THAT WILL HELPBOLSTER THE IN-PERSON AND TELE-HEALTH CARE TOOREGONIANS."BOTH BOARDS SAYMAKING SURE THEMEDICAL PERSONNELHAVE THE SKILLS ANDCAPABILITY TO HELPIS A TOP PRIORITY."STILL MAINTAININTEGRITY, STILLMAINTAIN SAFETY INTHE PROCESS TOMAKE SURE THAT THENURSES WHO AREGOING TO BEJUMPING IN THEREAND HELPING OUTHAVE THECREDENTIALS, HAVETHE TRAINING ANDREALLY ARECOMPETENT IN WHATTHEY'RE DOING."IF YOU'D LIKE TOLEARN MORE ABOUTTHESE PROGRAMS...WE'LL HAVE A LINKFOR YOU ON OURWEBSITE... JUSTHEAD TO 6 ON YOURSIDE DOT COM ANDCLI