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 …
Every year nurse practitioners (NPs) have to renew their approval to practice with the North Carolina Board of Nursing. Since nurse practitioners must also have an active NC nurse license, they must make sure that their registered nurse license in NC does not lapse. Renewal of a NC registered nurse license must be done prior to …
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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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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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