Can You Work Nights While on Probation with The Arizona Board of Nursing?

No, unless the Board agrees to allow the nurse to work nights for a specific employer or if the nurse is granted an amendment after they have signed a Consent Agreement.  All licensed nurses on probation via a Consent Agreement with the Arizona Board of Nursing have practice related requirements.  The standard Consent Agreement contains the following terms:

• The nurse shall work only the day or evening shift. Evening shift is defined as a shift that ends prior to midnight.
• Within a 14-day period, the nurse shall not work more than 84 scheduled hours. The nurse may work three 12-hour shifts in one 7-day period and four 12-hour shifts in the other 7-day period, but the nurse may not work more than 3 consecutive 12-hour shifts while on probation.
• The nurse shall not work 2 consecutive 8-hour shifts within a 24-hour period or be scheduled to work 16 hours within a 24-hour period.

Thus, if a nurse on probation with the Arizona Board of Nursing wants to work at night, they must get permission from the Board first. 

Working Registry While on Probation

So, Can You Work Registry While on Probation with The Arizona Nursing Board? No, unless the Board agrees to allow the nurse to work registry for a specific employer or if the nurse is granted an amendment after they have signed a Consent Agreement.  All licensed nurses on probation via a Consent Agreement with the Arizona Board of Nursing have practice related requirements.  The standard Consent Agreement contains the following terms:

• The nurse may not work for a nurse’s registry, home health, traveling nurse agency, any other temporary employing agencies, float pool, or position in which the supervision requirements are unable to be maintained.

Supervision Requirements

Each nurse on probation must be supervised by another RN.  Nurses working registry are unable to fulfill the supervision requirements because they need to be supervised by the same RN each shift (or another under certain circumstances).  Every Consent Agreement contains one of two supervision requirements:

• Direct Supervision:  Another RN must be on the unit with the nurse during the shift.
• On-Site Supervision:  Another RN must be in the building with the nurse during the shift.

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