Agreed.
Nurses must pass yearly proficiency tests
in order to maintain their employment.
I’ve a good friend who’s a nurse. Those
tests aren’t easy to pass.
Nurses do not have to take yearly proficiency tests. That is not true. They may have to take a yearly course that instructs you on the values of the hospital, HIPAA, cultural competency BS and other things like fire and disaster training. Its super easy..
That is certainly not true every where.
There are no written boards yearly any nurse must pass. What state is that nurse in? There are yearly skills days where nurses have to demonstrate some proficiency in bed side procedures that are routine but it isn’t accurate to say there are yearly examinations that are required. These skills fairs are a condition of employment in hospitals in order for the hospital to demonstrate objective data demonstrating clinical qualifications from the nursing staff.
I have never heard of a nurse failing in these clinical check offs. It’s like a pilot who has to take a check ride with an instructor every so often. These check rides are often done on live flights with real paying customers in the back and the flying public doesn’t even know.
I will leave for the possibility that states set their own standard for licensing so perhaps there are states that require this but the standard generally applied is that licensees must present a certain number of continuing medical education credits per licensing cycle split equally over the two years of a license.
I don’t know what state you live in, but nurses generally renew their licenses every three years, taking a small number of continuing education.credits, which are easy to pass. Open book tests.
Some nurses have special certifications which may be more rigorous, and some nurses need to certify in Advanced Life Support every two years.
Well I’d like to know what state this nurse is in. We don’t as a general rule have to pass yearly proficiency tests but we do have to keep up to date with education and refreshers that our state or places of employment require us to do. There are tests involved with such “education” in most cases but they not onerously difficult. We do have to stay up to date.