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March 1994 RN Update Volume 25, No. 5
Board Adopts New Position Statement on RNs Acceptinge .
Orders Relayed by Physician Assistants frThe Board prepares position statements in response to frequently
asked questions about registered professional nursing practice and educa-
tior. These statements describe the Board's opinion in relation to the role
and responsibilities of professional nurses. They also offer guidance to the
RN by interpreting the Nursing Practice Act and the Board's rules pertain-
ing to particular issues in nursing practice and education. An article on the
Board's Position Statements appeared in the December, 1993 issue of RN
Update.
The Bcard adopted its first position statement on RNs Accepting
Orders Relayed by Physician Assistants (PA) in 1984. PAs are regulated
by :he Boari of Medical Examiners (BME). In 1989, legislation autho-
rized the BME to approve PAs for limited prescriptive authority in med-
ically underserved areas. These PAs can write prescriptions under delega-
tion by a physician for certain medications. As of September, 1993 PAs
will now be licensed to practice in Texas. The PA Licensing Act stipu-
lates that the PA continue working under physician supervision, however,
"...supervision ...does not require the physical presence of the supervising
physician at the place where physician assistant services are performed
while the services are performed."
In light of many recent changes in PA regulation and practice, the
Board was asked to review their Position Statement on PAs. At the
Board Approves Policy for
Individuals With Convictions
The Board must frequently determine licensure eligibility for individ-
uals who have been convicted of crimes. While a conviction is not an
absolute bar to licensure, the Board considers criminal behavior to be
highly relevant to the practice of professional nursing. Recently, the Board
adopted Rule 213.29 and a policy ("Licensure Eligibility Policy For
Ind viduals With Criminal Convictions"), which lists the factors the Board
considers when deciding whether a person with past convictions should or
should not be licensed. Eligibility issues arise in the Declaratory Order
application and endorsement processes.
The new policy, created to guide and expedite the review of these
petitions and applications, states that a finding of ineligibility should be
expected when an individual has a felony conviction, a misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude, personal harm, or violence. In addition, the pol-
icy authorizes Board staff to be responsible for the review process. Upon
the notification of identified ground(s) of ineligibility, an individual may
pursue a formal determination in an administrative hearing at the State
Office of Administrative Hearings.
For more information regarding this policy, please contact the
Board's office.January, 1994 regular meeting of the Board, the following revised position
statement on PAs was adopted.
Position Statement on RNs Accepting Orders
Relayed by Physicians Assistants
The Nursing Practice Act defines "professional nursing" to include
the "administration of medications or treatments ordered by a physician,
podiatrist or dentist." There are no other health care professionals listed.
The Board recognizes that in some practice settings RNs work in a colle-
gial relationship with physician assistants (PAs) who may relay a physi-
cian's order for a client being cared for by an RN.
An RN may carry out a physician's order for the administration of
treatments or medications relayed by a physician assistant (PA) when that
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IN THIS ISSUE
The BNE.-85 Years of Regulating Registered Nursing......page 2
Home Health Care: New Challenges for Regulation...........page 4
Nursing Practice Advisory Committee Meets
to Define Minor Incident.....................................................page 5
Board Adopts MOU with TDH .......5..................--.....page 5
February1994 NCLEX-RN-Farewell to Paper
and Pencil Exams...............6.-...............page 6
Rolesof State Board and Professional Association Vital
to the Nursing Profession ... .................................page 7
Board Revises Bylaws................................................................page 10
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