This is the last blog post in our five (5) part series titled the “5 biggest prescription errors that nurse practitioners can make”. Our focus today is on proper chart notation, formatting, and drug enforcement agency (DEA) requirements. It is advisable to review and become familiar with 21 NCAC 32M …
This is part four (4) of a five (5) part series titled the “5 biggest prescription errors that nurse practitioners can make”. Today we are discussing prescribing drugs and/or devices that are not included in the collaborative practice agreement. Only under certain circumstances, as discussed below, may a nurse practitioner prescribe a drug or device …
This is part two (2) of a five (5) part series titled the “5 biggest prescription errors that nurse practitioners can make”. Today’s blog concerns dispensing drugs and devices without proper approval or supervision. Failure to adhere to the following will be an ethics violation for a nurse practitioner and subject her/him to board discipline …
This is part one (1) of a five (5) part series titled the “5 biggest prescription errors that nurse practitioners can make”. Today’s blog discusses the individuals to whom a nurse practitioner cannot prescribe controlled substances. Since there has been a rise in prescription drug abuse in North Carolina in the last 10 years or …
Before nurse practitioners begin working with a supervising physician, they must enter into a collaborative practice agreement. The collaborative practice agreement (CPA) will stipulate as to what medical acts a nurse practitioner will perform. CPAs need to be specific as to what clinical problems the nurse practitioner may frequently encounter and what treatment the nurse practitioner …
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In June 2017, North Carolina’s Opioid Action Plan took effect. The state has rolled out changes to schedule II & III prescription drug writing and dispensing requirement in stages. These changes are aimed at combating the opioid addiction that had plagued the state for years. If the state’s Opiod Action Plan is successful then it will save …
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Some nurse practitioners may want the best and most complicated piece of equipment that comes out for patient care. Others may focus on sticking with the most essential pieces of equipment for their patient care. Neither way is incorrect and what type of practice a nurse practitioner is engaged in will probably determine what equipment …
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Every professional in the state of North Carolina has the right to judicial review of an occupational licensing board decision as stipulated in North Carolina General Statute §150B-43. What this means is that the licensee can appeal any Board or government agency decision concerning his/her license after she/he has had a disciplinary hearing. The appeal of that decision …
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#1: Nurse Practitioners Are Expected To Offer The Same Standard Of Care As They Normally Would A nurse practitioner must be as competent a professional virtually as she/he is required to be in person. A nurse practitioner must perform her/his job to the same standards as other persons in the nurse practitioner profession within the …
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#1: Create A Policy And Procedure For If Your Primary Supervising Physician Is Unavailable Due To An Emergency Emergencies sometimes happen. However, nurse practitioners must have a supervising physician available when they are seeing patients Your policies and procedures should start with the supervising physician being required to notify the NP and office staff of …
