To help Arkansas medical systems better manage escalating COVID-19 hospitalizations, Governor Asa Hutchinson issued an executive order in November that speeds up licensure for all graduating nurses and waives application fees. Chief nursing officers with Washington Regional Medical Center and UAMS Health, along with a seasoned COVID-19 ICU nurse and graduating nursing student, say the order is critical especially in the coming months.
Arkansas Expedites Licensure for Graduating Nurses As COVID-19 Hospitalizations Climb
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A rare quiet moment occurs inside Washington Regional Medical Center's COVID ICU.
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Trenda Ray, Ph.D., RN, is chief nursing officer and associate vice chancellor for patient care services for UAMS Health.
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WRMC Chief Nursing Officer Meredith Green stands with veteran COVID-19 ICU Nurse Aaron Beckham.
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U of A nursing student, Hayden Gilbert, who interned at the Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks, will be an ER nurse resident at WRMC.
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