No NCLEX for new grads?

caliotter3 · Apr 4, 2020

Wonder how this is going to be walked back after the crisis ends. For that matter, it just might prove, or at least present evidence, that safe practice can be achieved without taking and passing NCLEX.

Editorial Team / Admin · Apr 4, 2020

Is it a temporary license or a temporary practice permit? Temporary practice permits used to be common back in the days when boards were only offered twice a year. They allowed graduates to practice as a graduate nurse (which is not quite the same as a licensed nurse) until he or she either proved they had minimum competency by passing or showed they didn't by failing. Many facilities restricted what actions a GN could do on their own- for example, I was not permitted to perform surgical counts as a GN in the operating room. However, it is a way to get staff in the door, and in this time I can see those temporary practice permits making a comeback until things settle.

chare · Apr 4, 2020

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Q: How long will a license based on the COVID-19 Omnibus Amendment be valid?
A: The license will be valid until whichever of the following dates occurs first: (1) the date that is ninety days after December 1, 2020; (2) the date that is ninety days after the duration of the period of the emergency declared by Executive Order 2020-01D.

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