Are nurses allowed to take controlled medications? As long as they have a prescription. I. E taking tramadol for joint pain or benzo for anxiety....
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I have FPA. My employer is stating I have to sign another collaborative practice agreement, QA, and prescribing protocols. Do I have to do this? If...
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Can an APRN send a prescription to another state? Example: the patient had an office visit but goes to college in a different state and needs...
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Can a nurse practitioner delegate to a medical assistant? Chapter 5 of the ASBN Rules addresses delegation. Currently, APRNs are very limited to...
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What requirements does the state board require for opening an aesthetics practice? There is nothing listed on the State Board website regarding...
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What is the legal and ethical way to inform pts that you’re leaving a practice and let them know where to find you? Especially if your current...
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Should a FNP nurse practitioner be working in the hospital on a floor writing orders for Blood transfusions, Normal Saline boluses to correct...
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Must nurse practitioners change their name on their license if their legal name changes due to divorce, marriage, etc? Yes. Under the Chapter 2...
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In the September edition of the state board publication page 18 Dr. McKinney states that for chronic pain requiring opioids must be referred to a...
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At the time Section X of the Chapter 4 Rules was written ASBN had been receiving numerous complaints related to anorexiant drug prescribing. The...
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