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Division of Quality Assurance: Notifications & Updates |
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Attn: Nursing Homes, Hospitals, Home Health Agencies, Hospices, and Facilities Serving People with Developmental Disabilities
Starting a Nurse Aide Emergency Training Program (ETP) in Your Facility or Agency
Health care providers across the state report a severe shortage of nurse aides to care for their residents and patients. In response to this shortage, over 135 providers in Wisconsin have begun to train their own staff in-house through the Nurse Aide Emergency Training Program (ETP) with excellent results. The ETP may be a good fit for your organization too. The ETP program was developed in response to the Covid-19 pandemic by the Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) and offers a way to increase the number of nurse aides at your facility or agency.
Students who successfully train through ETPs are eligible to take the test and become certified nurse aides and are included on the Wisconsin Nurse Aide Registry. ETP provides a pathway for your nurse aide student employee to be trained and offers a path to the Nurse Aide Registry while fulfilling your critical staffing needs.
Emergency Training Program Requirements and Resources
The Department of Health Services (DHS), Division of Quality Assurance (DQA) has developed the steps to complete if you are interested in pursuing this opportunity. Visits the DHS webpage at: COVID-19: Nurse Aide | Wisconsin Department of Health Services to learn more about the Emergency Training Program.
To get started, contact staff in the Nurse Aide Training and Testing Program(link sends e-mail).
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