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Board of Nursing Discipline
NCSBN issued a policy brief to provide guidance to states and state boards of nursing (BONs) in determining whether nurses who have encumbered licenses can return to the workforce via waiving of the disciplinary action during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Practice/Academic Partnerships
To benefit both students and hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis, NCSBN has joined with other national nursing organizations to promote a practice/academic partnership model.
Nursys.com for License Confirmation
NCSBN recognizes how vital accurate, up-to-date licensure information is during this time of global pandemic. Powered by U.S. nursing regulatory bodies (NRBs), NCSBN’s Nursys is the only national database for verification of nurse licensure, publicly available discipline and practice privileges for registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical/vocational nurses (LPN/VNs) and advanced practice registered nurses provided directly by participating NRBs and designated by them to be primary source equivalent. Nursys holds licensure data for more than 4.9 million nurses in the U.S. and provides this information 24/7/365 free of charge. By identifying the nurse in one state with their name and the state of licensure, a national view of all their licenses in the U.S. and where they can practice is instantaneously available.
Free COVID-19 Courses for Health Care Professionals
International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS) is offering a series of free online COVID-19 courses for health care professionals. Three of the four courses offer continuing education credit upon completion. The courses were designed to provide new, established and returning nurses with training and resources during the COVID-19 pandemic. The courses include: COVID-19: Epidemiology, Modes of Transmission and Protecting Yourself with PPE, COVID-19: Nursing Care, COVID-19: Basic Law and Ethics for Nurses during COVID-19 and COVID-19: Credible Information, Hoaxes and the Media.
Emergency Declarations
Every state, territory, and the District of Columbia has now declared a state of emergency.