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The Nevada State Board of Nursing News
publishes news and information about Board actions, regulations,
and activities. Articles may be reprinted without permission; attribution is
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March
2011 (electronic
version)
Words from the executive director; Rick Carrauthers, LPN, Board Member:
Certification in Nursing; Words from Board president Begley; Nevada State
Health Division Technical Bulletin; Healthcare 20/20; Use Board website to
verify your license/certificate; Don't submit a fraudulent application;
Disciplinary documents available through nursys.com; A refresher course
may be required.
December
2010 (electronic
version)
Words from the executive director; Words from the Board president Begley:
The Important Consumer; EMS-RN Update; statistics at a glance; Board
member profile: Kelly Espinoza, Healthcare Reform and Nursing;
Fingerprinting on renewal.
September
2010 (electronic
version)
Words from the executive director; Words from the Board president Begley:
Mentoring: If in doubt, don't do it; Board conducts monthly random CE
audits; three regulations amended, one regulation repealed; safe student
nurse clinical rotations; Doreen Begley accepted in IRE program; NSBN
begins transition to licensure verification through Nursys; Grow Our Own
Safe and Competent Nurses Conference report.
July
2010 (electronic
version)
Words from the executive director; Words from the Board president Begley:
Mentoring: It's inherent in our profession; Board prepares for criminal
background checks on renewal; Board adopts advisory opinion for CNA hours
of employment for renewal of certificates; fatigue vs. safe nursing; Board
member profile: Dr. Tish Smyer; change in application questions; Nevada
Nurses Association presents annual student nurse competition.
May
2010 (electronic
version)
Words from the executive director; Words from the Board president Begley:
Communication, communication, communication; Why? A nurse's best friend;
renewals for CNAs: why they may have to retrain; Touro University DNP
candidates are making a difference in practice; Rick Carrauthers: LPN
Board member; when should I answer yes on a renewal application?; UNR and
UNLV collaborate to offer DNP program; meet the staff: Jeannette Calderon
and Tammy Shaffer.
December 2009
(PDF
version)
Words from the executive director; Words from the Board president Begley:
what it means to be a member of the Nevada State Board of Nursing; the Board will have
the hearing without you; meet the staff: Cindy Peterson and Sherri Twedt;
Governor re-appoints Sandra Halley; your questions, our answers; national
certification to be required for APN certification.
September 2009
(PDF
version)
Words from the executive director: patient safety enhanced by nurses
supporting nurses; Words from the Board president Begley: embracing
technology; Medication safety education; Why would I want to be a chief
nurse?; How to respond when your APN certificate is audited; Board votes
to eliminate hard card license; If I have a scope of
practice question, what can I do?; Internationally educated nurses
participate in research
June 2009 (PDF
version)
Please note: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Board was unable to
have the June 2009 edition of the NSBN News printed and mailed. Words from
President Doreen Begley: retire hard cards?; Words from the executive
director: take time to remember those around you; If I have a scope of
practice question, what can I do?; Meet staff member Melissa Myers; How to
respond when your APN certificate is audited; Medication Safety Education;
Board takes steps to become green (re-printed from March 2009 edition);
Why would I want to be a chief nurse? The truth about NATs in Nevada; Why
haven't I received my license in the mail?
March 2009 (PDF
version)
Words from the executive director: shaping health care policy; Guiding
Principles of Nursing Regulation; the Nurse Practice Act: laws,
regulations, practice decisions; governor appoints two new Board members;
Words from President Doreen Begley; thoughts from an investigator;
submission of quarterly personnel lists is mandatory; chemical dependency
and the nurse; Board eases window of opportunity for nurses who are
willing to admit to impairment or diversion to enter the alternative
program for chemically dependent nurses; Board takes steps to become
green; nurses are a critical asset to emergency response.
December 2008
(PDF
version)
Happy Holidays, words from the executive director, the Board adopts new
regulations, Board adopts policy to issue temporary licenses to graduates
who have passed NCLEX, growing our own in Nevada, Nursing is a discipline,
Investigations, Statistics: can they all be lies?, What happens when you
say yes?, meet staff member Gail Trujillo, new numbering for online PINs.
September 2008
(PDF
version)
A message from Board member Begley, words from the executive director re:
end of fiscal year '07-'08, annual statistics of CE audits, healthcare
hero Helen Vos, Debra Scott awarded IRE fellowship, the Board will have
the hearing without you, How can you bear to be a nurse?, meet staff
member Amy Clark, what we need to consider in planning a redesign of
nursing education.
June 2008 (PDF
version)
A message from Board member Lambert, blowing the whistle is a form of
advocacy, governor appoints consumer member Sandra Halley, reminder to
APNs about collaborating physicians, the Nurse Practice Act has been
updated, patient safety through research, meet staff-members Michelle Wray
and Ariadna Ramos Zavala.
March 2008 (PDF
version)
A message from the Board President, governor appoints Belen Gabato and
Carrie McMurray, Convocation Speech Has Meaning, It's not their license or
certificate, look for your renewal postcard, meet staff member Marianne
Kadlic, what happens if a complaint is filed against you?, the complaint
process, NCLEX workshop
December 2007
(PDF
version)
Remember to give to yourself this season, a nurse's responsibility to the
Board includes knowing when to report, the name you use at work must match
your license, your questions and our answers, if you haven't practiced for
five years you must take refresher course, meet staff members Adela Smith,
Kimberly Roth, and Kiley Smith, error-prone conditions that lead to
student nurse-related errors, Board education consultant appointed to
national committee, NCLEX item writers and reviewers wanted, remember you
must complete a bioterrorism course
September 2007
(PDF
version)
What it means to be the CNA Board member, how to apply for Board
appointment, in memory of Darlene Cunningham, Nevada rates high in
national nursing board survey, Board approves two new practice decisions,
Scott named to attorney general's blue ribbon panel, meet staff members
Marilyn Schmit and Cyndie Souza, highlights from annual meeting
presentations, the ethical recruitment of nurses for licensure, Nevada
Board members receive national recognition, continuing education/training
requirements for renewal, what is the hold up? (on my employee's
license/certificate), you are mandatory reporter of Nurse Practice Act
violations
June 2007 (PDF
version)
Professional accountability, geriatric CEs for those who care for the
elderly, your questions and our answers, LPNs may perform intravenous
therapy, meet staff members Patty Shutt and Christie Daliposon, an
alternative to impairment, chemical dependency in nurses and nursing
assistants, disciplinary versus alternative program process, typical
problems that hold up issuing a license or certificate
March 2007 (PDF
version)
My challenge to you, Board helps address faculty shortage, health care
policy - how you can get involved, refresher course required for nurses
who haven't practiced for five years, Board revised procedural sedation
practice decision, APNs encouraged to participate in Nevada Health Alert
Network, recent Board accomplishments, meet staff members Molly Echandy
and Roseann Colosimo, don't submit fraudulent application related to CE
requirement
December 2006 (PDF
version)
Remembering our past, looking toward our future; the Board was born in
1923; national organizations address nursing delegation; meet staff
members Sarah Bowen and Sherrie Frederick; employers-avoid hiring an
imposter; continuing education/training requirements for renewal
September 2006
(PDF
version)
Finding your passion, Board revises school nurse advisory opinion; Board
auditing for CEs; Board revises epidural catheter removal practice
decision; Board adopts regulations in public workshop, hearing; Board
member receives local award, named to national committee; meet staff
members Chris Sansom and Teri Troke
June 2006
(PDF
version)
We're all in this together, Nevadans help develop NCLEX items, majority of
nurses and CNAs now renew online, remember you must take a bioterrorism
course, your question and our answers, Board revises PICC practice
decision, NCSBN seeks input on LPN/VN entry-level nursing practice, meet
staff members Kathleen Reynolds and Dean Estes
March 2006 (PDF
version)
Nevadans help develop NCLEX items, governor appoints Betty McKay, wear
your name tag--it's the law, professional boundaries, meet staff members
Patty Towler and Linda Aure
December 2005
(PDF
version)
How to ensure continued competence, governor reappoints Joseph Cortez,
Board member David Burgio earns national recognition, 2005 statewide RN
survey, Nevada nurses serve on national committees, Board creates new
education consultant position, a delegation guide for nurses
September 2005
(PDF
version)
How AB183 relates to the Board, apprentice nurses and skills list,
legislature passes AB183, the answers to your questions are on the Board's
website, on line CNA renewal is here, nursing faculty shortage, CNA
training certificate can no longer be used for inservice hours.
June 2005 (PDF
version)
Preventive care for your nursing license or CNA certificate (message from
the executive director), Board grants provisional approval to two new
nursing schools, questions and answers, Board revises vein harvest and
school nurse practice decisions, computers now in Board office lobbies,
Board replaces anesthetic agents decision, Board adopts practice decision
regarding student clinical rotations, online CNA renewal is coming,
training certificate can no longer be used for inservice hours, Board
reaches out.
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March 2005 (PDF
version)
We all have something to offer (message from the president), governor
appoints three members, determining your scope of practice, extending the
bridge from LPN education to practice, CNA instructor requirements, new
CNA skills list, renewal facts for CNAs, Board now accepts credit cards
for payment, mailing list reminder, disciplinary actions
December
2004 (PDF
version)
To delegate or not to delegate, an
alternative to addiction, chemical dependency in nurses and nursing
assistants, CNA renewal requirements, CNA skills list and examples of
tasks not within CNA scope, what the nursing board does, a brief history
of the nursing board, mailing list reminder, disciplinary actions
September 2004 (PDF
version)
Let us help you (message from the executive
director), Board helps nursing schools double enrollment, questions and
answers, determining your scope of practice, master's prepared APNs may
start prescribing sooner, what happens if a complaint is filed against
you, bioterrorism course requirement, nurse admits killing patient,
taking action to save lives, most nurses now renew on line
June 2004
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Apprentice
nurse programs; sexual assault nurse examiners practice decision; roles of
consultant, surveyor, and nurse educator; Board supports right to refuse unsafe
assignment; Dr. Rosemary Witt begins another chapter; Dr. Patsy Ruchala named
director of Orvis School of Nursing; Dr. Carolyn Yucha named first dean of UNLV
school of nursing; Nevada nursing schools offer innovative choices; sexual
misconduct; validation and verification
February 2004 (PDF version)
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"Changes"
a message from the executive director; governor
appoints David Burgio, Joseph Cortez, and reappoints Dorothy Perkins; Board
and advisory committee meetings;
on-line
license renewal is here; Board
increases CNA fees to offset loss of CNA contract funds;
Fred
Olmstead joins Board as general counsel;
Las
Vegas office moves;
legislature
mandates bioterrorism CEs;
National
Council honors Nevada Board member
Cookie Bible; changes
to LPN intravenous therapy regulations;
Nevada
has national voice
with local volunteers on national committees; Board
adopts practice decision on vein harvesting;
professional
boundaries
July 2003--legislative
news (bill regarding accredited and approved schools passed; Mutual Recognition
died); new associate executive director named; interpretation services available
for non-English speaking consumers; epicardial pacing wire removal practice
decision; frequently asked questions (LPNs and IV therapy, RNs and cosmetic
procedures, unprofessional conduct definition, who can give orders to RNs, who
regulates long-term care facilities, facilities required to report positive drug
screens, accepting assignments without feeling competent, using the title RN
without Nevada license); executive director and committee members nominated for
excellence awards; committee appointments and issues.
October 2002--board
appointment and reappointment; new executive director; board reorganizes;
Reno office moves; eligibility screening questions; frequently asked questions
(nursing shortage, refusing unsafe assignments, assignment and delegation);
common types of disciplinary action; national recognition of Nevada volunteers;
new committee members; CNA "Train the Trainer Manual"; telenursing and
pain management decisions; domestic violence position statement
August 2001--new nursing laws; executive director
takes national position; dispensing by public health nurses; notice of public
workshops, hearing; alternative program for chemically dependent nurses
March 2001--board
appointments; applications revised;
nurse shortage; mutual recognition licensure model; long-term care question
October 2000--revised public information policy;
review of nurse discipline
June 2000--nurses and CNAs must report violations;
new licensure, certification associate director; new pain management regulation;
determining scope of practice; new committee members
March 2000--where to go with staffing complaints;
discipline actions are public; mutual recognition update; frequently asked
questions
January 2000--board
appointment and reappointment; the
nursing board role; board must report discipline to feds; five regulatory trends
and nursing practice; proposed regulations
October 1999--complementary therapies; RNs and LPNs
may reinsert pessaries; results of statewide survey; alternative program for
chemically dependent nurses; convictions policy strengthened; new nursing laws
June 1999--how CNAs can prevent elder abuse; TMCC RN
refresher course; CCSN offers LPN program; school nurse opinion updated; case
studies on unprofessional conduct; board survey form
April 1999--research supports RNs inserting
intrauterine pressure catheters; university system report predicts increasing
nursing shortage; the complaint process; board revises mailing list policy; CNA
curriculum revised to remove thumb-controlled syringe feeding
January 1999--new CNA board member; CCSN RN
refresher course; 400 working hours now required for CNA renewal; renewal
validation form now available; case studies on continuing education; APN
protocol guidelines revised
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