In the Texas Board’s strategic plan, the Board reports the following: “The median age for all Texas licensed RNs is 47 years of age. The median age for Texas female RNs is 47 years of age and 42 for male RNs. The median age for all LVNs is 45 years of age. The median age [...]
There are new prescriptive delegation rules drafted by the Texas Medical Board and many physicians, APRNs or PAs may not be aware of the changes. The rules apply to prescriptions, delegation by physicians, practice sites, and review of charts. One of the big areas that can impact an APRN or PA is the requirement for [...]
On May 21, 2010, the Texas Board of Dental Examiners posted new proposed rules involving the following (the proposed rules may be found at the Texas Register):
GENERAL PROVISIONS
22 TAC §100.10
DENTAL HYGIENE LICENSURE
22 TAC §103.5
DENTAL BOARD PROCEDURES
22 TAC §§107.11, 107.15, 107.17, 107.21 – 107.25, 107.47, 107.48, 107.50, [...]
The following rules were posted for adoption in the Texas Register (earliest possible date is June 20, 2010) and they expand the regulatory reach of the Texas Dental Board (the underline is the new language and the strikeout is the old language of the rules):
§108.9.Dishonorable Conduct.
The dishonorable conduct section is intended to protect the [...]
Multistate Compact Licensure rules can impact a nurse even if the nurse is not working under a compact license. If you have a license in the state in which you practice, but live in another state, you may be affected by the compact rules for multistate licensing even if you are not working under a [...]
The ratio law in California that limits the number of patients per nurse was the subject of a research study and the findings support that the ratio is preventing deaths and improving nurse’s beliefs about their job performance. Victoria Colliver’s April 20, 2010 article “Pioneering Law on Nurses Found to Save Lives” describes the findings [...]
There is not a simple answer to this question because there can be so many variables. The one sure thing is – DO NOT LIE TO THE BOARD!! Many nurses answer the Board’s application/renewal questions based on what they think a criminal background shows or what other employers/agencies/etc. have found when they ran criminal background [...]
Disciplinary actions or Agreed Orders remain on a nurse’s license forever. When stipulations/restrictions are placed on the license, the nurse’s license is encumbered and those restrictions show up on the license when the license is verified (for example, the verification page will show “Warning with Stipulations” or “Remedial Education”). Once the stipulations/restrictions are completed and [...]
Anne Mitchell was found not guilty. Yea!!!
The Texas Nurse Association has been tracking this case closely and is in attendance at the trial. TNA has also set up a legal defense fund and provided letters in support of the nurses’ actions. Here is their account of the daily ongoings , quoted from texasnurse.org,
Update: Wednesday, February 10
Andrews Courthouse – On [...]