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January 2012 Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin Volume 43, No. 1 Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin A Quarterly Publication of the Texas Board of Nursing The mission of the Texas Board of Nursing is to protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse in the State of Texas is competent to practice safely. The Board fulfills its mission through the regulation of the practice of nursing and the approval of nursing education programs. This mission, derived from the Nursing Practice Act, January 2012 supersedes the interest of any individual, the nursing profession, or any special interest group. Continuing Competency: Approved Certifications Expanded At the October competency requirements for 2011 Texas Board nurses caring for patients with of Nursing (Board) developmental disabilities. quarterly meeting, Board members LVNs may also achieve certifica- Understanding the Responsibility recognized two de- tions in pharmacology and long- of the Nurse When Completing velopmental dis- term care through the National BON Forms ability certifications Association for Practical Nurse The individual nurse is responsible for as meeting con- Education & Service, Inc., completing the forms necessary to obtain or tinuing competency requirements whereas RNs may choose certifi- maintain his or her nursing license. When for nurse licensure renewal. cations that are approved by the forms are completed by employers, agencies or other individuals, the Texas Board of Accreditation Board for Spe- Nursing (BON or Board) often finds that Criteria for licensure renewal cialty Nursing Certification. inaccurate or incomplete information is may be met through: (1) comple- provided. On forms required by the Board, the tion of 20 contact hours; or (2) The CCDN will not meet nurse or candidate for nurse licensure affirms that he or she has completed the form and is achieving, maintaining, or renew- certification requirements for the responsible for the accuracy of the information ing an approved national nursing Advanced Practice Registered provided. If false or inaccurate information is certification. Nurse (APRN). Recognized provided, the individual nurse is responsible. This is a component of the attestation statement national certifications for APRNs at the end of the BON forms. The certifications, offered by the are located on the Board website Developmental Disability Nurses at: Association (DDNA), may be http://www.bon.texas.gov/ obtained by licensed vocational nursingeducation/ceu.html. Inside this Issue Pg. 1 Continuing Competency: Approved Certifications Expanded BON to Offer Free Continuing Education Webinars on LVN BON to Offer Free Continuing Education Scope of Practice Webinars on LVN Scope of Practice Understanding the Responsibility of the Nurse When Completing BON Forms The Texas Board of Nursing will offer the differences between the LVN and Pg. 2 TPAPN Volunteer Training a free webinar discussing LVN scope Workshop & 25th Anniversary Gala RN levels of licensure as they work to be Held in Austin in April of practice titled “The LVN Scope of together to maximize what can be Board Meeting Schedule Practice: What Every LVN, RN, accomplished towards meeting the Pg. 3 Summary of October 2011 and Employer Should Know” in Board Meeting needs of patients. The registration Nursing Education Actions February, June, August and October, form for this webinar can be found at: Pg. 4 Practice Q & A: Does the BON 2012. The purpose of this webinar is www.bon.texas.gov/about/pdfs/ws- Have Any Recommendations for to provide direction and recommenda- Newly Licensed LVNs or RNs as webinar-sop-2012.pdf. The Board They Begin Nursing Practice? tions for LVNs, their RN clinical will also host a four-hour workshop Advisory Committee Update supervisors, other clinical supervi- in Austin in November. For more Pg. 5 Know Your Board Member: sors, and employers regarding the safe Mary M. LeBeck information, please e-mail questions Pgs. 6-14 Notice of Disciplinary Action and legal scope of practice for LVNs to: [email protected]. Pg. 14 Nurse Aide CE Requirements and to promote an understanding of Effective Sept. 1, 2013 Pg. 15 BON CE Offerings January 2012 Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin Volume 43, No. 1 TPAPN Volunteer Training Workshop & 25th Anniversary Gala to be Held in Austin in April The Texas Board of Nursing Public surveys and research at the beginning of this century have substantiated what many nurses have known for some time: nursing is one of the most respected and also one BOARD MEMBERS of the most stressful professions. At times, a nurse may find that his or her life stressors and physio-psycho-social condition combine to create problems which may seem Officers Kristin Benton, MSN, RN insurmountable. These problems may include substance abuse and psychiatric disorders. President, representing LVN Education Nurses who participate in the Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN) are Austin making the most of second chances. Nurses in the TPAPN are learning to move forward Richard Gibbs, LVN Vice-President, representing LVN Practice in their profession while taking better care of themselves as well as gaining a better Mesquite understanding of personal responsibility. These basic insights are critical aspects to recovery. Those who employ and manage TPAPN nurses can help by providing a work environment that supports recovery through knowledge, accountability, and clear Members Deborah Bell, CLU, ChFC policies/procedures. representing Consumers Abilene Patricia "Patti" Clapp, BA TPAPN Advocate/Volunteer Training representing Consumers Dallas Tamara Cowen, MSN, RN On the evening of April 13, 2012 at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin, TPAPN will representing RN Practice recognize employers who have demonstrated support for TPAPN and nurse participants Harlingen Sheri Crosby, JD, SPHR through a special “Partners in Recovery” ceremony. The ceremony will be part of representing Consumers TPAPN’s two-day Spring Advocate/Faculty Liaison Workshop and 25th Anniversary Mesquite Marilyn Davis, BSN, RN, MPA Gala to take place April 13-14, 2012. The Friday evening gala will include a reception, representing RN Practice silent auction, dinner, and special guest speakers. TPAPN will invite one chief nursing Sugar Land Kathy Leader-Horn, LVN officer from supportive facilities to attend the gala ceremony to be recognized. All representing LVN Practice attendees, including invitees, must register online at https://tpapn.webconnex.com/ Granbury Mary M. LeBeck, MSN, RN 20120413. If you know that your facility has been supportive of recovering nurses but representing ADN Education has not been included on the draft list of invitees (available at www.tpapn.org), please Weatherford Josefina Lujan, PhD, RN contact TPAPN. representing BSN Education El Paso Advocate training sessions for new and returning TPAPN volunteers and other interested Beverley Jean Nutall, LVN representing LVN Practice parties will be held each day. TPAPN encourages nurses with unencumbered licenses to Bryan participant in this event and become Volunteer Advocates with TPAPN. Advocate Mary Jane Salgado, MEd representing Consumers applications are available for download on the TPAPN website. All attendees must pre- San Antonio register at https://tpapn.webconnex.com/20120413. Others who wish to attend, but not Kathleen Shipp, MSN, RN, FNP representing Advanced Practice Nursing volunteer, may participate for a fee of $100 for each day of the workshop and $50 for the Lubbock gala. Additional details are available online at www.tpapn.org. If you have questions Executive Director or would like to make a donation for the silent auction, contact Shirley Baugh at Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, FAAN [email protected] or call 512-467-7027 ext. 127 and leave a message. Texas Board of Nursing Meeting Schedule The Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin is the official publication of the Texas Board of Nurs- 2012 Board Meeting Dates 2012 Eligibility and ing and is published four times a year: Janu- Disciplinary Committee ary, April, July, and October. Subscription Meeting Dates price for residents within the continental U.S. January 19-20, 2012 is $15.00, plus tax. April 19-20, 2012 February 14, 2012 Published by: July 19-20, 2012 March 20, 2012 TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING May 8, 2012 VOLUME XLIII - No. I October 18-19, 2012 June 12, 2012 Publication Office: August 14, 2012 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460 All Board and Eligibility & Disciplinary Austin, Texas 78701-3944 Committee Meetings will be held in September 11, 2012 Phone: (512) 305-7400 Austin at the William P. Hobby Building November 13, 2012 Fax: (512) 305-7401 located at 333 Guadalupe, Austin, Texas, December 11, 2012 Publication Date: 1/31/2012 78701. 2 January 2012 Texas Board of Nursing Bulletin Volume 43, No. 1 Summary of Actions A regular meeting of the Board of Nursing was held October 27-28, 2011, in Austin. The following is a summary of Board actions taken during this meeting. Proposed amendments to 22 Tex. and discrimination for nurses who, in authority of the Occupations Code Admin. Code §217.19, pertaining to good faith, request safe harbor peer §54.003 and §301.151 and is neces- Incident-Based Nursing Peer Review review. These amendments are also sary to implement the requirements of and to 22 Tex. Admin. Code §217.20, necessary for consistency with the SB 867, enacted by the 82nd pertaining to Safe Harbor Peer additional protections afforded by SB Legislature, Regular Session, effective Review for