Becker's Healthcare July 17, 2024
Amid a nationwide push to educate, train and hire more nurses at the bedside, and faster, Rhode Island passed a law that allows new nurses to practice before their NCLEX results are known. But patient safety is a concern.
The bill was signed into law June 29 by Gov. Daniel McKee as part of a larger healthcare initiative and brought on by a statewide need for more nurses.
“This bill mimics a previous pandemic gubernatorial executive order to accelerate the employment and readiness of new grads while they are awaiting their NCLEX results,” Donna Policastro, RN, a retired advanced practice nurse and presently the consultant executive director and lobbyist for the Rhode Island State Nurses Association, an affiliate of the...
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