OKLAHOMA BOARD OF NURSING NEWSLETTER 2915 North Classen Boulevard Suite 524 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73106 Phone: 405-962-1800 Website: www.ok.gov/nursing VOLUME 20, Issue 1 August, 2008 INSIDE THIS ISSUE STAKEHOLDERS EVALUATE THE OKLAHOMA BOARD OF NURSING Position Announcement 3 Louise Talley, Ph.D., RN Rule Revisions Impacting 3 Advanced Practice Nurses The National Council of State boards for purposes of identifying Requirements for 4 Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) imple- “best practices.” Best practices were Renewal of Nursing License mented a project to develop a perform- then shared with all boards of nursing ance measurement system for stake- to assist them in establishing outcome Rules Revised for 5 holders within the state to evaluate the goals for quality improvement. Practical Nurse Equiva- regulatory effectiveness of their own Resulting changes are to be tracked lency nursing regulatory board. They would and benchmarked. Data will continue also use aggregated data to identify best to be collected from member boards Use of Required Board 5 practices that could be implemented by every two years. The Oklahoma Board Credentials vs. National Certification Credentials all member boards. Forty-two nursing of Nursing plans to continue to by Advanced Practice regulatory boards participated in the participate in this project. study, including the Oklahoma Board of Data provided by the CORE Peer Assistance Program 5 Nursing. This performance measurement project is titled Commitment to Ongoing project for 2005 and reported in Peer Assistance Members 6 Regulatory Excellence (CORE). September 2007 demonstrates that the Needed Regulatory Services of the Oklahoma The outcome-oriented indicators Board of Nursing met or exceeded Policies/Procedures/ 6 in the CORE measurement system are many aggregate outcome-oriented Declaratory Rulings: intended to assist nursing regulatory indicators. Regulatory Services is REVISIONS boards in managing and improving responsible for activities related to the services to their customers as well as National Council Licensure Workplace Employment 7 providing accountability to the citizens Examination (NCLEX), licensure by Practice Issues of their states. Data were collected from endorsement, licensure renewals, Board Meeting Notice 7 six stakeholder groups: (a) nurses who reinstatement of licenses, advanced had been the subject of a complaint, (b) practice applications, approval of Nurse Practice/Advanced 8 people who made a complaint, (c) a nursing education programs, and re- Practice Questions random selection of nurses, sponses to questions about nursing Orientation to the 9 (d) employers of nurses, (e) nursing practice. The Oklahoma stakeholder Oklahoma Board of education programs, and (f) associations. data in 2005 included responses from Nursing Registration Oklahoma participated in this national 208 nurses, 22 employers, seven survey in 2002 and 2005. In return, the associations, and 33 nursing education Summary of Board 10 Oklahoma Board of Nursing received programs. Activities CORE data aggregated from other boards similar in selected variables, such as staff Reporting all of the results NCLEX-RN 12 size, in order to make comparisons with from these stakeholder surveys is Pass Rates their own performance. Staff members beyond the scope of this president’s message, however, I would like to NCLEX-LPN 14 of the higher performing boards of Pass Rates nursing were interviewed to determine (Continued on page 2) practices that were common among their Page 2 OKLAHOMA BOARD OF NURSING NEWSLETTER VOLUME 20, Issue 1 (Continued from page 1) Thirty-three nursing education programs were asked about the “effectiveness” of nursing regulations in Oklahoma. share with you some of the findings. The aggregate Nursing educators perceived nursing regulations as “very effec- (combined boards with similar selected variables) ratings tive” on a scale of 1=very effective, 2=somewhat effective, will be listed in parentheses following the Oklahoma rating. 3=ineffective, and 4=not effective at all. They rated public protec- tion/accountability as 1.12 (1.23), promotion of quality in educa- Oklahoma nurses were asked to rate the Oklahoma tion as 1.21 (1.36), responsiveness to health care changes as 1.36 Board of Nursing website, telephone system, and Board (1.52), and responsiveness to innovation in education as 1.39 newsletter on a scale of 1=excellent, 2=good, 3=fair and (1.59). 4=poor. The nurses rated the Oklahoma Board of Nursing as “good” in these forms of communication. Based on their Nursing education programs were also asked to rate the perceptions, the nurses rated the website a 1.90 (1.96), the adequacy of their experiences related to the program approval telephone system a 2.37 (2.4), and the newsletter a 1.81 process on a scale of 1=adequate, 2=somewhat adequate, (1.93). 3=somewhat inadequate, and 4=inadequate. Educators reported their experiences with the approval process as “adequate” with a Nurses were requested to rate their perceptions rating of 1.22 (1.24) on fairness/objectivity of board findings, about the adequacy of nursing regulations in Oklahoma. 1.12 (1.24) on feedback/evaluation provided by board, and 1.18 They responded on a scale of 1=too much regulation, 2= (1.24) for due process for disagreements regarding findings. adequate regulation, and 3=too little regulation. Oklahoma nurses rated regulation in the state as “adequate” with It is important to note that the 2002 ratings for practice standards/scope of practice as 2.01 (2.00), the Regulatory Services were equally as good. In addition, complaint resolution/discipline process as 2.03 (2.03), the Oklahoma Board of Nursing has already implemented education program approval as 2.08 (2.03), and many of the identified “best practices” such as having a requirements for licensure as 2.05 (2.00). primary contact person for education approval, being visible in the state-wide academic community, use of a And what did nurses think about the effectiveness decision-making model to guide practice, making infor- of the Oklahoma Board of Nursing in protecting the health mation available through websites/newsletters, being an and safety of the public with respect to nursing care? independent board, and utilizing performance measure- Nurses rated the effectiveness of the Board in protecting the ment & strategic planning. This exceptional record can, public as “good” with a 1.79 (1.79) rating on a scale of in large part, be attributed to the many years of experi- 1= excellent, 2=good, 3=fair, and 4=poor. ence, commitment, and outstanding leadership by Kim Nurses were “satisfied” regarding communication Glazier, Executive Director of the Oklahoma Board of with the Board on non-practice issues over the previous 12 Nursing and Dr. Gayle McNish, Deputy Director of months with a rating of 1.73 (1.75) on a scale of 1=very Regulatory Services. They lead a dedicated and impres- satisfied, 2=satisfied, 3=dissatisfied, and 4=very sive agency staff that addresses a multitude of activities dissatisfied. And when asked about the helpfulness of the for the purpose of protecting the public’s health, safety Board of Nursing on questions related to practice issues and welfare. during the previous 12 months, they rated the Board as “helpful” with a 2.00 (1.68) rating on a scale of 1=very helpful, 2=helpful, 3=unhelpful and 4=very unhelpful. *CHANGE OF ADDRESS FORM* Please Mail To: Oklahoma Board of Nursing 2915 N. Classen Blvd. Ste. 524 Oklahoma City, OK 73106 Yes, I need to report my change of address to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing. *Address changes may also be made on the Board’s website: www:ok.gov/nursing. Certificate Number _____________________ (Or) Social Security Number _____________________________________ Full Name ______________________________________ Signature (*required) ________________________________ New Address _______________________________________________________________________________________ Old Address________________________________________________________________________________________ *In accordance with OAC 485:10-7-9 & 485:10-9-9, it is the legal duty of a licensed nurse to notify the Oklahoma Board of Nursing of a change of address in writing within 30 days of the change. VOLUME 20, Issue 1 OKLAHOMA BOARD OF NURSING NEWSLETTER Page 3 Oklahoma Board of Nursing Staff Positions Available: Nurse Investigator Investigates violations of the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act. *BSN required, MS preferred. 7 years experience, 2 years clinical nursing experience Nursing Education Consultant Consults with and conducts evaluations of nursing programs. MSN and work towards doctorate required. 10 yrs experience, 4 years in leadership position in nursing education Positions to remain open until suitable candidates hired. Please contact the Board office for an application packet. Phone: (405) 962-1800 AA/EEOE Rule Revisions Impacting Advanced Practice Nurses Recent revisions to the Rules of the Oklahoma vised rules limit the category of education to Category A Board of Nursing will have an impact on the recognition or Category B, in order to ensure the initial education in and practice of advanced practice nurses. The first revision prescriptive authority provides opportunities for partici- affects advanced practice nurses who hold prescriptive pation and interaction by the advanced practice nurse. authority recognition. Prior to July 1, 2008, advanced Category A education consists of academic credit hours practice nurses with prescriptive authority recognition