Currently, nurses who want to practice in Pennsylvania need to get licensed by the state’s Board of Nursing. That process can take months.
and Oregon, have enacted similar laws. The bill has yet to advance in the state Senate, where its fate remains uncertain.
Nurses unions have been advocating for the legislation for years. Critics, including hospital industry groups, have argued that it is unrealistic to expect hospitals to meet these requirements when they are struggling to fill many positions.
the University of Pennsylvania. That’s because it could create a larger pool of nurses for state hospitals to draw from, said Aiken,“Every hospital in the state has immediate access to a large supply of highly qualified and licensed nurses,” she said in an email.
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