Nursing Emergency Relief Act of 1988
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Nursing Emergency Relief Act of 1988 - Provides for the adjustment to permanent resident status of alien nurses who: (1) have completed five years of nursing service in the United States; (2) have not been disciplined or found liable for any professional negligence; (3) have resided continuously in the United States during such period; (4) are competent in English; and (5) are not otherwise excludable. Limits such program to a period of five years from the date of enactment of this Act. Directs the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a study of the status of the nursing profession and report to the Congress.
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