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1. AreNPs nowconsidered “prescribers”? py tj tj
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h a furnishing number is considered by the DEA to be a prescriber.
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2. DoestheNP need a furnishingnumber issued bytheBRNtoobtaina DEA number?
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ANS.Yes,annurse practitioner furnishing number is requiredtoobtainaDEAnumberfor Sch ed t tj tj tj tc tj tj
ule II through V Controlled Substances
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3. Can a nursepractitioner request and sign for complimentarysamples of dangerous drugs a
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nd devices from amanufacture’s sales representative?
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ANS. Yes, the certified nurse practitionerand the certified nurse midwifemaysign forthe req u esta
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nd receipt of complimentary samples of dangerous drugs and devices identified in thei r standar
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dized procedures or protocol that has been approved by the physician.
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4. May I call myself a nurse practitioner once Ihave completed my nurse practitioner program
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ANS. No. You cannot usethetitlenurse practitioner until you have been certified by the BR N a
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s a nurse practitioner. Furthermore, registered nurses who use the title NP without BRN cert ifica
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tion may subject their RN license to possible discipline.
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5. Cananursepractitioner functioninthe emergencydepartment?
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ANS.Yes. Nurse practitioners arepermittedtoperform consultation and treatment in an em er g
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ency department under certain conditions. Section 1317.1 of the Health and Safety Code
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nition of emergency service and careto includeappropriately licensed persons, nursepra cti tion
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ers and physician assistants, under the supervision ofa physician and surgeon, toincl ude medic
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6. What aretheroles ofaFamilyNursePractitioner? py tj tj tj tj tj
ANS. Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are graduate-educated, nationally-
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certified and state licensedadvanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)who care for medi c all
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patientsacross thelifespan,frominfantsto geriatricpatients.“Family”in this casedescribe s th
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certifyingbodiesthatcertifyNPsashaving the specialized skills necessaryto workwit h t his pat
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ientgroup: the American Nurses Credentialing Center (AACN) or the American A ca demy of
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Nurse Practitioners (AANP).
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Chapter1What Is aNursePractitioner?
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1. AreNPs nowconsidered “prescribers”? py tj tj
ANS.ForthepurposeofobtainingaDEA number for(ordering) Schedule II, III,IV,V the NP wit
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h a furnishing number is considered by the DEA to be a prescriber.
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2. DoestheNP need a furnishingnumber issued bytheBRNtoobtaina DEA number?
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ANS.Yes,annurse practitioner furnishing number is requiredtoobtainaDEAnumberfor Sch ed t tj tj tj tc tj tj
ule II through V Controlled Substances
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3. Can a nursepractitioner request and sign for complimentarysamples of dangerous drugs a
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nd devices from amanufacture’s sales representative?
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ANS. Yes, the certified nurse practitionerand the certified nurse midwifemaysign forthe req u esta
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nd receipt of complimentary samples of dangerous drugs and devices identified in thei r standar
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dized procedures or protocol that has been approved by the physician.
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4. May I call myself a nurse practitioner once Ihave completed my nurse practitioner program
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?
ANS. No. You cannot usethetitlenurse practitioner until you have been certified by the BR N a
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s a nurse practitioner. Furthermore, registered nurses who use the title NP without BRN cert ifica
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tion may subject their RN license to possible discipline.
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5. Cananursepractitioner functioninthe emergencydepartment?
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ANS.Yes. Nurse practitioners arepermittedtoperform consultation and treatment in an em er g
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ency department under certain conditions. Section 1317.1 of the Health and Safety Code
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nition of emergency service and careto includeappropriately licensed persons, nursepra cti tion
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ers and physician assistants, under the supervision ofa physician and surgeon, toincl ude medic
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alscreening, examination, and evaluationby aphysician, or to the extent permitte d bya pplicabl tj tj tj tj tj tj py tj tj tj py tj
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n, todetermine care, treatment, and surgery by physician necessary to reli eve or eli minate the em
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6. What aretheroles ofaFamilyNursePractitioner? py tj tj tj tj tj
ANS. Family nurse practitioners (FNPs) are graduate-educated, nationally-
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certifyingbodiesthatcertifyNPsashaving the specialized skills necessaryto workwit h t his pat
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