Manitoba has made it much easier for retired and out-of-province nurses to join the battle against COVID-19.
Health minister Cameron Friesen issued a ministerial order enabling nursing colleges to temporarily modify the criteria to allow licensed nurses from other provinces and retired nurses to work in Manitoba.
This change means that registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and psychiatric nurses who were previously registered and those licensed with similar registration entities in other provinces may now be eligible to work in Manitoba during the pandemic if they meet the modified criteria.
“In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that we put the focus on getting as many qualified health-care professionals as possible into the workforce to help protect Manitobans,” said Friesen. “By enacting temporary changes to nursing registration requirements, nurses from other provinces and retired nurses will be able to get licensed more quickly in Manitoba.”
In order to be registered by any of the colleges they must ensure applicants are able to practice competently.
The temporary changes to registration requirements will be in place for at least the next six months.
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