WYOMiNG
Nurse
VOL. 5 NUMBER 2
SUMMER 2009
R E P O R T E R
Role of The
Professional Nurse
measurement
, A Rare Opportunity to Become
a Part of Nursing Excellence
WHY CHOOSE EXCELLENCE?
Our nurses enjoy a
low nurse-to-patient ratio,
a warm, family-oriented environment,
state-of-the-art facilities, and an
emphasis on balancing work and life.
Maybe that’s why our hospital receives
near-perfect patient satisfaction
survey scores every month!
We are currently accepting applications for
RNs trained in the following specialties:
Surgical • ICU/Critical Care • ER
CNAs — Full-Time and PRN
Positions Available
(307) 995 - 8100
6550 E. 2ND STREET • CASPER, WYOMING • WWW.MOUNTAINVIEWREGIONALHOSPITAL.COM
, Summer 2009 VOl. 5 NUMBeR 2
MANAGING EDITOR
Marcia L. Dale, RN, EdD, FAAN R E P O R T E R
Published by the “protecting the public through excellence in nursing...”
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
1810 Pioneer Ave.
T A B L E O f CONTENTS
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-777-7601
3 Nursing Practice
Fax: 307-777-3519 4 Letters to the Editor
Web Address: http://nursing.state.wy.us
Agency Mission: The Wyoming State Board of 5 Congratulations Graduates!
Nursing is responsible for the protection of the public’s 6 Role Differentiation
health, welfare, and safety through the regulation of
nursing, nursing education, nursing practice, and 7 Focus on Practice
disciplinary standards. The responsibility of the Board
of Nursing is to implement a cost-effective and effi- 8 Scope of Practice- Decision Tree
cient system of regulation, which meets the consumer
demand for safe, competent, ethical practitioners of
10 Title Protection
nursing which includes advanced practice nurses, reg-
istered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses,
11 Certified Nursing Assistant II (CNA II) with
and certified nursing assistants.
Certified Medication Administrative Certification
14 NCSBN - Transition to Practice Model
ExECUTIvE DIRECTOR
Mary Kay Goetter, PhD, RNC, NEA-BC 15 Invest in The Future
ASSISTANT ExECUTIvE DIRECTOR, 16 NCSBN - Transition to Practice Model- Frequently asked Questions
PRACTICE AND EDUCATION CONSULTANT 18 Parish Nurse Ministry
Mary Beth Stepans, PhD, RN
COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
18 Healthcare without Harm
Patti Hefflin, BSN, RN 20 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in a Specialty Clinic
Brenda Burnett, MSN, RN 22 Why all the Confusion about Midwives and Home Birth
FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Cindy Stillahn
28 Disciplinary Actions
ExECUTIvE ASSISTANT 30 NCSBN Unveils New Nursys.com Web Site
JoAnn Reid 30 Nursys Update
LICENSING COORDINATOR
LaVelle Ojeda
LICENSING COORDINATOR
Maxine Hernandez
From Mary Kay Goetter
Executive Director
DISCIPLINARY ASSISTANT
Debra Ball
Nella Martinez
BOARD OF NURSING MEMBERS
Jennifer Zettl, RN President Nursing Practice
Tracy Waserburger, RN, GAPRNVice-president E Practice Act,” 2005) and Administra- ti
Marguerite Herman Consumer Secretary D The Summer 2009 issue of
Rules and Regulations (Wyo-
Kim Williamson, LPN Member
I the Wyoming Nurse Reporter
T
Marcie Burr, RN Member I
(WNR) is dedicated to the
Carrie Deselms, APRN, FNP-BC Member O practice of nursing in the state of
Kellie Clausen, FNP, WHCNP, RN Member N Wyoming. The staff of the
1
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
Wyoming Nurse Reporter does not necessarily 7
endorse advertisements contained herein. The (WSBN) have been culling our
publisher reserves the right to accept or reject tele- phone and e-mail logs for
advertisements for Wyoming Nurse Reporter. the most common questions and
FOR ADvERTISING INFORMATION: pressing issues related to
victor Horne nursing practice. Several of
these practice issues brought
501.221.9986 or 800.561.4686
forth to the board have been
CREATED BY: highlighted in the articles of this
Publishing Concepts, Inc. is- sue. Usually, questions posed
Virginia Robertson, Publisher to the WSBN are in regards to
whether some specific task or
www.thinkaboutitnursing.com skill is within the scope and
Publishing Concepts, Inc. standards of nursing practice, as
14109 Taylor Loop Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
determined by the Wyo- ming
Nurse Practice Act (“Nurse
, ming State Board of Nursing, 2003). However, before tion, training, run-through and
plunging into spe- cific questions related to scope and drill. Synonyms for habit (as it
standards of nursing practice in this state, let’s first look at relates to practice) are custom,
the definition of nursing practice. tradition, way, system, routine,
A quick review of one of my fa-vorite references, ritual, manner, praxis and
Encarta online dictionary and thesaurus, defines method. I would like to take this
practice as “to do something re- peatedly in order to opportunity to pose a ques- tion to
improve perfor- mance in a sport, art or hobby…to do each of Wyoming’s practic- ing
something as an established cus-tom or habit…to work nurses. Which definition best
in a profes- sion, especially law or medicine… [and] the describes your nursing practice:
process of carrying out anidea, plan or theory” (Microsoft 1) doing something repeatedly
Cor- poration, 2009). Synonyms listed for repetition (as it to im- prove your performance
relates to practice) are rehearsal, exercise, prepara- in the art of nursing, or 2) doing
something by established custom
or habit?
Nursing has a long-standing
reputation for practicing our
pro- fession by tradition,
intuition, and ritual. There is
evidence to support that there
are different ways of knowing
and that each holds its own value.
Barbara Carper (1978, 2004)
Continued on next page
Nurse
VOL. 5 NUMBER 2
SUMMER 2009
R E P O R T E R
Role of The
Professional Nurse
measurement
, A Rare Opportunity to Become
a Part of Nursing Excellence
WHY CHOOSE EXCELLENCE?
Our nurses enjoy a
low nurse-to-patient ratio,
a warm, family-oriented environment,
state-of-the-art facilities, and an
emphasis on balancing work and life.
Maybe that’s why our hospital receives
near-perfect patient satisfaction
survey scores every month!
We are currently accepting applications for
RNs trained in the following specialties:
Surgical • ICU/Critical Care • ER
CNAs — Full-Time and PRN
Positions Available
(307) 995 - 8100
6550 E. 2ND STREET • CASPER, WYOMING • WWW.MOUNTAINVIEWREGIONALHOSPITAL.COM
, Summer 2009 VOl. 5 NUMBeR 2
MANAGING EDITOR
Marcia L. Dale, RN, EdD, FAAN R E P O R T E R
Published by the “protecting the public through excellence in nursing...”
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
1810 Pioneer Ave.
T A B L E O f CONTENTS
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82002
Phone: 307-777-7601
3 Nursing Practice
Fax: 307-777-3519 4 Letters to the Editor
Web Address: http://nursing.state.wy.us
Agency Mission: The Wyoming State Board of 5 Congratulations Graduates!
Nursing is responsible for the protection of the public’s 6 Role Differentiation
health, welfare, and safety through the regulation of
nursing, nursing education, nursing practice, and 7 Focus on Practice
disciplinary standards. The responsibility of the Board
of Nursing is to implement a cost-effective and effi- 8 Scope of Practice- Decision Tree
cient system of regulation, which meets the consumer
demand for safe, competent, ethical practitioners of
10 Title Protection
nursing which includes advanced practice nurses, reg-
istered professional nurses, licensed practical nurses,
11 Certified Nursing Assistant II (CNA II) with
and certified nursing assistants.
Certified Medication Administrative Certification
14 NCSBN - Transition to Practice Model
ExECUTIvE DIRECTOR
Mary Kay Goetter, PhD, RNC, NEA-BC 15 Invest in The Future
ASSISTANT ExECUTIvE DIRECTOR, 16 NCSBN - Transition to Practice Model- Frequently asked Questions
PRACTICE AND EDUCATION CONSULTANT 18 Parish Nurse Ministry
Mary Beth Stepans, PhD, RN
COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT
18 Healthcare without Harm
Patti Hefflin, BSN, RN 20 Advanced Practice Registered Nurse in a Specialty Clinic
Brenda Burnett, MSN, RN 22 Why all the Confusion about Midwives and Home Birth
FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER
Cindy Stillahn
28 Disciplinary Actions
ExECUTIvE ASSISTANT 30 NCSBN Unveils New Nursys.com Web Site
JoAnn Reid 30 Nursys Update
LICENSING COORDINATOR
LaVelle Ojeda
LICENSING COORDINATOR
Maxine Hernandez
From Mary Kay Goetter
Executive Director
DISCIPLINARY ASSISTANT
Debra Ball
Nella Martinez
BOARD OF NURSING MEMBERS
Jennifer Zettl, RN President Nursing Practice
Tracy Waserburger, RN, GAPRNVice-president E Practice Act,” 2005) and Administra- ti
Marguerite Herman Consumer Secretary D The Summer 2009 issue of
Rules and Regulations (Wyo-
Kim Williamson, LPN Member
I the Wyoming Nurse Reporter
T
Marcie Burr, RN Member I
(WNR) is dedicated to the
Carrie Deselms, APRN, FNP-BC Member O practice of nursing in the state of
Kellie Clausen, FNP, WHCNP, RN Member N Wyoming. The staff of the
1
Wyoming State Board of Nursing
Wyoming Nurse Reporter does not necessarily 7
endorse advertisements contained herein. The (WSBN) have been culling our
publisher reserves the right to accept or reject tele- phone and e-mail logs for
advertisements for Wyoming Nurse Reporter. the most common questions and
FOR ADvERTISING INFORMATION: pressing issues related to
victor Horne nursing practice. Several of
these practice issues brought
501.221.9986 or 800.561.4686
forth to the board have been
CREATED BY: highlighted in the articles of this
Publishing Concepts, Inc. is- sue. Usually, questions posed
Virginia Robertson, Publisher to the WSBN are in regards to
whether some specific task or
www.thinkaboutitnursing.com skill is within the scope and
Publishing Concepts, Inc. standards of nursing practice, as
14109 Taylor Loop Road
Little Rock, AR 72223
determined by the Wyo- ming
Nurse Practice Act (“Nurse
, ming State Board of Nursing, 2003). However, before tion, training, run-through and
plunging into spe- cific questions related to scope and drill. Synonyms for habit (as it
standards of nursing practice in this state, let’s first look at relates to practice) are custom,
the definition of nursing practice. tradition, way, system, routine,
A quick review of one of my fa-vorite references, ritual, manner, praxis and
Encarta online dictionary and thesaurus, defines method. I would like to take this
practice as “to do something re- peatedly in order to opportunity to pose a ques- tion to
improve perfor- mance in a sport, art or hobby…to do each of Wyoming’s practic- ing
something as an established cus-tom or habit…to work nurses. Which definition best
in a profes- sion, especially law or medicine… [and] the describes your nursing practice:
process of carrying out anidea, plan or theory” (Microsoft 1) doing something repeatedly
Cor- poration, 2009). Synonyms listed for repetition (as it to im- prove your performance
relates to practice) are rehearsal, exercise, prepara- in the art of nursing, or 2) doing
something by established custom
or habit?
Nursing has a long-standing
reputation for practicing our
pro- fession by tradition,
intuition, and ritual. There is
evidence to support that there
are different ways of knowing
and that each holds its own value.
Barbara Carper (1978, 2004)
Continued on next page
