The Texas Nursing Board has posted new prescription rules for APRNs and the deadline to comment on the rules in 12.27.09 (scroll down to find the Nursing Board rule). The new rules have some “clean-up” language including changing APN to APRN; however, there are significant changes that require APRNs to review these rules. [...]
I am an admitted NPR fan. A day without Morning Edition or All Things Considered is a bad day, disconnected with the world around me. On Monday, All Things Considered did an amazing story regarding end of life care and how the city of La Crosse, Wisconsin worked developing dialogue with patients regarding treatment opinions [...]
Texas Medical Board staff met with the representatives of the Texas Nursing Board and the Department of Public Safety regarding prescriptive delegation for mid-level providers. They discussed the two methods that mid-level providers to prescribe scheduled drugs:
(1) The mid-level providers can obtain there own certification with the DEA and DPS. Their individual certification number must [...]
Although there is still one attorney position still posted to be filled at the Texas Board of Nursing, the Board staff has reported that since they are at full staff they are going to move very quickly on violations of Board monitoring orders for substance abuse or for violation of TPAPN orders. Nurses under such [...]
The following is a brief, but interesting story regarding disruptive behavior in the medical profession.
By Andis Robeznieks
Posted: November 4, 2009 – 4:45 pm EDT
Behavior problems between doctors and nurses were reported by more than 97% of the nurses and doctors who participated in an American College of Physician Executives’ survey, which found that the most [...]
Here is a new site to have a look at www.themusern.com
The site is run by Lynda Cook Sawyer. She describes herself as “a wife, mother, Registered Nurse, nursing educator, nursing leader, speaker and author. She has spent 25 years working as an RN in acute care facilities and thinks of nurses as the [...]
There is a need for caution and consideration when posting information and photos online. I just spoke to an undergraduate that is considering medical/nursing/PA school. He told me about friends that post on social networking sites photos of them drinking or using illegal substances and they brag about drinking to excess or partying constantly. Once [...]
From the July 2009 BON meeting minutes, “Mary Beth Thomas reported that Texas continues to lead the nation in the numbers of cases submitted to the national data base. “ This reflects the Board’s continued increase in activity and yet another repercussion of a Board action.
How to Become a Nurse Practitioner in Texas
There’s more to being a nurse than meets the eye, especially if you’re a nurse practitioner. At one of the highest levels of nursing there is, nurse practitioners are generally qualified to examine and diagnose patients. Some states even allow them to prescribe medication.
The majority of nurses I speak to do not have malpractice insurance; they do not realize that malpractice insurance typically provides licensure defense before the Nursing Boards.