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1 APPENDIX I -- PART 4 DECLARATORY STATEMENTS OF THE NUMBERS 34 TO END [NOTE: DELETED MATERIAL IS NOTED BY AN ELLIPSES (* * *)] NO. 34 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: Petition for Declaratory FINAL CASE NO. BON-DS Statement of: FILED DATED: DIANE DAVIS, R.N. / FINAL ORDER THIS MATTER came before the Board of Nursing pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-4, Florida Administrative Code, on October 4 and 6, 1995, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and on December 8, 1995, in Orlando, Florida, for the purpose of considering the Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by Diane Davis. The Petitioner did not appear. The matter had been evaluated by the Nursing Practice Committee at its October 4, 1995 meeting, and the full Board on October 6, and December 8, Having considered the petition and supporting documentation supplied by Petitioner, the Board makes the following findings and conclusions: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Diane Davis, R.N., is a registered nurse in the State of Florida. She is the nursing supervisor in the post anesthesia care unit/ambulatory care of North Bay Medical Center. 2. Petitioner asks whether it is within the scope of practice for registered nurses to give Sodium Pentothal IV push under the direct supervision of an anesthesiologist for pain management. 3. Petitioner indicates the procedures will be done in a small recovery room which has emergency supplies and medication readily available for airway management. The nurses in the unit have recovery room and/or ICU experience, are ACLS certified, and have experience managing airways. Petitioner has submitted a two-page policy and procedure for administration of Sodium Pentothal IV by the RN and a proposed educational outline. Additionally, she supplied articles from professional journals on the use of sodium pentothal as an anesthetic agent. 4. Sodium pentothal is used in anesthesia, but not as an analgesic agent. 5. The Board is aware that some substances, which in high dose may serve as anesthetics, in low dose may serve in an analgesia capacity for pain management. The Board is not aware that the prevailing practice in this Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-90
2 state or other states is to use sodium pentothal as an analgesia. The information available to the Board is quite the contrary. It is an anesthetic agent. 6. Section (3)(a), Florida Statutes, in pertinent part provides: (3)(a) "Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include but not be limited to: *...*...* The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. *...*...* CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 1. The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes and Chapter 28-4, Florida Administrative Code. 2. The Petition filed by Ms. Davis is in substantial compliance with the provisions of Section , Florida Statutes, and Rule , Florida Administrative Code. Petitioner has the requisite interest to maintain this proceeding. 3. It is the opinion of the Board of Nursing that registered nurses may not give Sodium Pentothal IV push for pain management. 4. Petitioner may appeal this Order by filing one copy of a Notice of Appeal with the Clerk of the Board, and by filing a fee and one copy of a Notice of Appeal to the District Court of Appeal within 30 days of the date this Order is filed. DONE and ORDERED this 8th day of December, NANCY BREEN, R.N. Chairman CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * NANCY BREEN, R.N. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-91
3 NO. 35 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: Petition for Declaratory FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA Statement of: FILED DATE: GORDON D. MCCLURE, JR., RN, BSN / FINAL ORDER GORDON D. MCCLURE, JR., RN, BSN, petitioned for a declaratory statement asking if the substitution of generic medications pursuant to protocol developed by the facility Pharmacy, Therapeutics and Nutrition Committee is within the scope of practice defined in (3)(a), Florida Statutes. Performing functions outside the scope of practice therein defined is a violation of (1)(h) and (1)(o), Florida Statutes. This matter came before the Board of Nursing at its duly-noticed public meeting held on October 12, 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Petitioner, Gordon D. McClure, (hereinafter "Petitioner") is a licensed registered nurse holding a bachelor's degree in nursing. 2. Petitioner is employed by a hospital. 3. The hospital at which Petitioner is employed has a Pharmacy, Therapeutics and Nutrition Committee (PTN Committee). 4. The PTN Committee developed a protocol for Automatic Pharmacy Therapeutic Substitutions, approved on November The protocol states that all "DO NOT SUBSTITUTE" orders will be honored. 5. Petitioner states that the protocol includes substitutions of classes of medications, rather than merely a generic form for a specific medication. 6. Petitioner provided a copy of the protocol at issue, which is attached hereto as Exhibit A. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 7. The Board of Nursing has authority to issue this Final Order pursuant to , Florida Statutes. 8. Section provides as follows: (a) "Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-92
4 1. The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. 2. The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. 3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts. 9. Section (1)(h), Florida Statutes, provides for imposition of discipline on the license of a registered nurse who engages in unprofessional conduct. Rule 64B , Florida Administrative Code, defines unprofessional conduct to include: (15) Practicing beyond the scope of the licensee's license, educational preparation or nursing experience. 10. Section (1) also authorizes discipline against the license of a professional nurse on the grounds of: (o) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or accepting and performing professional responsibilities the licensee knows, or has reason to know, the licensee is not competent to perform. 11. Petitioner is not acting outside the scope of his licensure and training by following such a substitution protocol as long as the protocol has gone through the facility's process for establishing standing orders and the treating physicians or advanced registered nurse practitioners participate or are in agreement with the protocol. DONE and ORDERED this 23rd day of October, NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS CATHY ANN OLES, LPN, BPS, Chair Pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, the parties are hereby notified that they may appeal this Final Order by filing one copy of a notice of appeal with the Clerk of the Department of Health and one copy of a notice of appeal and the filing fee with the District Court"of Appeal within 30 days of the date this Final Order is filed. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-93
5 NO. 36 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: Petition for Declaratory FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA Statement of: FILED DATE: GAIL CASSEL, RN, COHN-S / FINAL ORDER Gail Cassel, RN, COHN-S, petitioned for a declaratory statement asking if the performance of screening questionnaires pursuant to 29 CFR was within the scope of her license as defined in (3)(a), Florida Statutes. Performing functions outside the scope of practice therein defined is a violation of (1)(h) and (1)(o), Florida Statutes. This matter came before the Board of Nursing at its duly-noticed public meeting held on October 12, 2000 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Petitioner, Gail Cassel, (hereinafter "Petitioner") is a licensed registered nurse and a certified occupational health nurse. 2. Petitioner is employed by CSX Railroad as the Director of Employee Health. 3. A physician is available to Petitioner in the course of her duties CFR requires certain employers to institute a respiratory protection program to aid in controlling occupational diseases caused by breathing contaminated air. 5. The respiratory protection program must include medical evaluations of employees required to use respirators, fit testing of respirators, and employee training in respiratory hazards and proper use of respirators. 29 CFR (c)(1). 6. The employer is required to identify a physician or other licensed health care professional (PLHCP) to perform the medical evaluations using a medical questionnaire or a medical evaluation that obtains the same information solicited by the questionnaire. 29 CFR (e). 7. The medical determination must include a written recommendation regarding the employee's ability to use the respirator, including limitations on respirator use, and the need for follow-up evaluation. 29 CFR (e)(6). 8. The employee must be fit tested before the employee can be required to use a respirator with a negative or positive pressure face piece. 29 CFR (f). 9. The tasks for which Petitioner seeks review are stated as follows: a. Administering the medical questionnaire; Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-94
6 b. Maintaining confidentiality of questionnaire contents; c. Reviewing the respirator use information on: (1) hazard requiring respiratory protection; (2) type of respirator to be worn, pending successful fit test; (3) duration and frequency of respirator use; (4) expected physical work effort while wearing a respirator; (5) other personal protective equipment to be worn concurrently; and (6) extremes of temperature and humidity. d. Integrating the questionnaire answers with review of respirator use information described in Paragraph "C," above. use. e. Performing a basic nursing assessment of the health of the employee related to respirator f. Determining if there is sufficient information to reach and reasonable and prudent nursing judgment related to the employee's safe use of a respirator without medical limitations. g. Referring the employee to a licensed physician if there is not sufficient information to reach the necessary judgment of the employee's ability to safely use a respirator without limitation. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 10. The Board of Nursing has authority to issue this Final Order pursuant to , Florida Statutes. 11. Section provides as follows: a. "Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: (1) The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and"counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. (2) The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-95
7 (3) The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts. 12. Section (1)(h), Florida Statutes, provides for imposition of discipline on the license of a registered nurse who engages in unprofessional conduct. Rule 64B , Florida Administrative Code, defines unprofessional conduct to include: (15) Practicing beyond the scope of the licensee's license, educational preparation or nursing experience. 13. Section (1) also authorizes discipline against the license of a professional nurse on the grounds of: (o) Practicing or offering to practice beyond the scope permitted by law or accepting and performing professional responsibilities the licensee knows, or has reason to know, the licensee is not competent to perform. 14. The Board of Nursing has no authority to interpret 29 CFR Petitioner stated that the Circuit Court for the 11th Circuit issued an opinion interpreting 29 CFR ; however, neither the opinion nor the citation to the case was provided, and that decision has not been considered in determining the response to her Petition. 16. Petitioner is not acting outside the scope of her licensure and training by performing the identified tasks required pursuant to 29 CFR at her place of employment. DONE and ORDERED this 23rd day of October, NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS * * * CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * CATHY ANN OLES, LPN, BPS, Chair NO. 37 STATE OF FLORIDA Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-96
8 IN RE: PETITION FOR DECLARATORY FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA STATEMENT OF: FILED DATE: 3/05/02 HELEN M. SERPA, R.N. FINAL ORDER This matter came before the Board of Nursing on February 7, 2002, in Miami, Florida, for consideration of the referenced Petition for Declaratory Statement. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published on Ju1y , in the Vol. 27, No. 30, in the Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition filed by HELEN M. SERPA inquired as to whether it is within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to perform laser treatments for vascular lesions and hair removal with a Medilas D Skin Pulse Laser. FINDINGS OF FACTS 1. The Petitioner, a registered nurse is employed at Jupiter Plastic Surgery Center where she assists physicians in office based surgeries as well as performing laser treatments for vascular lesions and hair removal with a Medilas D Skin Pulse Laser. 2. The Petitioner performs such treatments under the supervision of a licensed physician and asserts that she has been trained In the use of lasers. CONCLUSIONS Of LAW 3. The Board of Nursing has authority to issue this Final Order pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes. 4. Section , Florida Statutes, outlines the scope of practice for registered nurses and reads in part as follows: (13)(a) "Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: 1. The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. 2. The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. 3.The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-97
9 5. While Section does not address laser treatment procedures, Chapter 478, Florida Statutes, specifically addresses the use of hair removal with lasers. Section (5) reads as follows: "Electrololysis or electrology" means the permanent removal of hair by destroying the hair-producing cells of the skin and vascular system, using equipment and devices approved by the Board which have been cleared by and registered with the United States Food and Drug Administration and that are used pursuant to protocols approved by the Board. 6. The laser device used by the Petitioner, the Medilas D Skin Pulse Laser, is approved by the Board of Medicine under Rule 64B , Florida Administrative Code. 7. Section (1), Florida Statutes, reads as follows: No person may practice electrology or hold herself or himself out as an electrologist in this state unless the person has been issued a license by the Department and holds an active license pursuant to the requirements of this chapter. 8. When using laser devices for the purpose of removing hair, the person performing such a function must be licensed as an electrologist under Chapter 478, Florida Statutes, and must work under protocols approved by the Board of Medicine. 9. Section , Florida Statutes, exempts medical doctors, osteopathic physicians, and students from approved electrolysis training programs from the licensure requirements of Chapter 478, but fails to provide such an exemption to registered nurses licensed pursuant to Chapter 464, Florida Statutes. 10 Based on the foregoing, registered nurses may not perform hair removal procedures with a laser device unless the nurse is licensed pursuant to Chapter 478, Florida Statutes. 11. As to the issue involving the use of laser devices to treat vascular lesions, the Board determined that it could not provide a response to the petitioner due to insufficient information regarding administration of the procedure in question. Therefore, the Board of Nursing declines to issue a declaratory statement in response to vascular lesion inquiry. This Final Order shall become effective upon filing with the Clerk of the Department of Health. DONE AND ORDERED this 20th day of February, NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS * * * CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-98
10 NO. 38 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: Petition for Declaratory FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA Statement of: FINAL DATE: 3/15/2002 BRENDA SAMMY, R.N. STAFF NURSES, MANATEE SURGICAL CENTER / FINAL ORDER This matter came before the Board of Nursing on February 7, 2002, in Miami, Florida, for consideration of the referenced Petition for Declaratory Statement. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published on July 20, 2001, in the Vol. 27, No. 29, in the Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition filed by BRENDA SAMMY made the following inquiries: A. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to administer Diprivan, pursuant to a verbal or written order given by an anesthesiologist who remains in the procedure room performing a lumbar epidural steroid injection? B. When an Anesthesiologist has administered Diprivan but kept the syringe in the IV port while administering an eye block, is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to further administer Diprivan if ordered to do so by the anesthesiologist? C. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to monitor a patient who has received Diprivan when the R.N. has administered Dirprivan pursuant to a verbal or written order given by an anesthesiologist who is in the procedure room performing a lumbar epidural steroid injection? D. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to monitor a patient who has received Diprivan if an anesthesiologist administers the Diprivan and remains in the room performing a lumbar epidural steroid injection? E. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to monitor a patient who has received Diprivan administered by an anesthesiologist who then performs an eye block, and leaves the patient in pre-op while the patient is still unresponsive? FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Diprivan (Propofol) is an anesthetic agent which, according to the manufacturer, is to be used for, "general anesthesia or monitored anesthesia care (MAC) sedation: and "should be administered only by persons trained in the administration of general anesthesia and not involved in the conduct of the surgical/diagnostic procedure." 2. Diprivan takes patients into deep sedation, that is, deeper than conscious sedation. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-99
11 3. At the Petitioners current place of employment, anesthesiologists administer the Diprivan and a registered nurse is expected to monitor the patient's airway, cardiac, and respiratory status. The patient is commonly in the prone position making airway management and assessment more difficult. 4. Registered Nurses who monitor patients who have been administered Diprivan are expected to maintain the patient's airway. 5. In the pre-op area, the anesthesiologist performs eye blocks for the ophthalmologists. The anesthesiologist injects the Diprivan prior to the block and then leaves the patient to a registered nurse to monitor the patient. 6. The anesthesiologist also at times leaves the Diprivan if the patient starts to move while the anesthesiologist performs the eyeblock. 7. The Petitioner and her R.N. colleagues at Manatee Surgical Center are not trained to manage patients in deep sedation or under general anesthesia. 8. None of the Petitioners are certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNA) or any other type of advanced registered nurse practitioners (ARNP). CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 9. The Board of Nursing has authority to issue this Final Order pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes. 10. Section , Florida Statutes, outlines the scope of practice for registered nurses and reads in part as follows: (3)(a) "Practice of professional nursing" means the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: 1. The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. 2. The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. 3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-100
12 11. Section , Florida Statutes, reveals the scope of practice for certified registered nurse anesthetist and reads in part as follows: (a) The certified registered nurse anesthetist may, to the extent authorized by established protocol approved by the medical staff of the facility in which the anesthetic service is performed, perform any or all of the following: 1. Determine the health status of the patient as it relates to the risk factors and to the anesthetic management of the patient through the performance of the general functions. 2. Based on history, physical assessment, and supplemental laboratory results, determine, with the consent of the responsible physician, the appropriate type of anesthesia within the framework of the protocol. 3. Order under the protocol pre-anesthetic medication. 4. Perform under the protocol procedures commonly used to render the patient insensible to pain during the performance of surgical, obstetrical, therapeutic, or diagnostic clinical procedures. These procedures include ordering and administering regional, spinal, and general anesthesia; inhalation agents and techniques; intravenous agents and techniques; and techniques of hypnosis. 5. Order or perform monitoring procedures indicated as pertinent to the anesthetic health care management of the patient. 6. Support life functions during anesthesia health care, including induction and intubation procedures, the use of appropriate mechanical supportive devices, and the management fo fluid, electrolyte, and blood component balances. 7. Recognize and take appropriate corrective action for abnormal patient responses to anesthesia, adjunctive medication, or other forms of therapy. 8. Recognize and treat a cardiac arrhythmia while the patient is under anesthetic care. 9. Participate in management of the patient while in the post-anesthesia recovery area, including ordering the administration of fluids and drugs. 10. Place special peripheral and central venous and arterial lines for blood sampling and monitoring as appropriate. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-101
13 12. The administration of anesthetic agent such as Diprivan for the purpose of rendering a patient insensible to pain, is an advanced practice act that may be performed by a CRNA under an established protocol with a duly licensed physician. 13. The monitoring and management of patients under anesthesia, during or after a procedure, when the patient does not have establishes airway, is also an advanced practice act that may be performed by a CRNA under an established protocol with a duly licensed physician. 14. Advanced practice acts may not be performed by registered nurses who are not certified as ARNPs pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes. 15. Based on the foregoing, the Petition is answered in the following manner: A. It is not within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to administer Diprivan pursuant to a verbal or written order given by an anesthesiologist who remains in the procedure room performing a lumbar epidural steroid injection. B. It is not within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to infect an additional dose of Diprivan through an IV port after the anesthesiologist administered the original dose of Diprivan. C. It is not within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to monitor a patient who has received Diprivan when an R.N. had administered Diprivan pursuant to a verbal or written order given by an anesthesiologist who remains in the room performing a procedure. D. It is not within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to monitor a patient who has received Diprivan even if the anesthesiologist remains in the room performing a procedure. E. It is not within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to monitor a patient who has received Diprivan administered by an anesthesiologist who then performs an eye block and leaves the patient in pre-op while the patient is still unresponsive. This Final Order shall become effective upon filing with the Clerk of the Department of Health. DONE AND ORDERED this 20th day of February, _ DAN COBLE Executive Director NOTICE OF APPEAL RIGHTS * * * CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-102
14 MARIE WEBB No. 39 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: Petition for Declaratory FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA Statement of: FINED DATE: 4/29/2003 SANDRA SCHELLHORN, R.N. / FINAL ORDER THIS MATTER came before the Board of Nursing ("Board") pursuant to Section Florida Statutes, as a duly-noticed public meeting held in Orlando, Florida, on February 13, 2003, for the purpose of considering the Petitioner for Declaratory Statement filed by Sandra Schellhorn, R.N., Director of Nursing, Baptist Medical Center, Jacksonville, Florida ("Petitioner"). Notice of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on February 7, 2003, at Volume 29, Number 6. The notice indicated that the petition was filed by "Baptist Medical Center." Having considered the petition, the Board makes the following findings and conclusions. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Petitioner is a Registered Nurse licensed to practice nursing in the State of Florida. 2. Section (3)(a), Florida Statutes, defines the practice of professional nursing as "the performance of those acts requiring a substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: 1. The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. 2. The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. 3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts." Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-103
15 3. Section (4)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) "may, to the extent authorized by established protocol approved by the medical staff of the facility in which the anesthetic service is performed, perform any or all of the following: 1. Determine the health status of the patient as it related to the risk factors and to the anesthetic management of the patient through the performance of the general functions. 2. Based on history, physical assessment, and supplemental laboratory results, determine, with the consent of the responsible physician, the appropriate type of anesthesia within the framework of the protocol. 3. Order under the protocol pre-anesthetic medication. 4. Perform under the protocol procedures commonly used to render the patient insensible to pain during the performance of surgical, obstetrical, therapeutic, or diagnostic clinical procedures. These procedures include ordering and administering regional, spinal, and general anesthesia; inhalation agents and techniques; intravenous agents and techniques; and techniques of hypnosis. 5. Order or perform monitoring procedures indicated as pertinent to the anesthetic health care management of the patient. 6. Support life functions during anesthesia health care, including induction and intubation procedures, the use of appropriate mechanical supportive devices, and the management of fluid, electrolyte, and blood component balances. 7. Recognize and take appropriate corrective action for abnormal patient responses to anesthesia, adjunctive medication, or other forms of therapy. 8. Recognize and treat a cardiac arrhythmia while the patient is under anesthetic care. 9. Participate in management of the patient while in the postanesthesia recovery area, including ordering the administration of fluids and drugs. 10. Place special peripheral and central venous and arterial lines for blood sampling and monitoring as appropriate." 4. Diprivan is an intravenous sedative/hypnotic agent and is indicated for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in adults; adult sedation in monitored anesthesia care; intensive care unit sedation for intubated, Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-104
16 mechanically ventilated adults; pediatric anesthesia (with age-specific limitations); neuroanesthesia; and cardiac anesthesia. 5. Petitioner asks the following questions: a. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to administer Diprivan (propofol) for the purpose of sedation to a monitored, intubated and mechanically ventilated patient who is located in an intensive care setting, pursuant to a verbal or written order given by a licensed independent practitioner? b. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to monitor an intubated and mechanically ventilated patient receiving Diprivan (propofol) for the purpose of sedation, pursuant to a verbal or written order given by a licensed independent practitioner? CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 6. The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-4, Florida Administrative Code. 7. The Board answers both of the Petitioner's questions in the affirmative, provided that the registered nurse is trained and certified in Advanced Cardiac Life Support, and is following the established policies and procedures of the facility where the nurse performs the acts indicated. 8. This Order constitutes final agency action and may be appealed by any party pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Rules and 9.190, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, by filing a notice of appeal conforming to the requirements of Rule 9.110(d), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, both with the appropriate District Court of Appeal, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, and with the department's clerk of agency proceedings, within thirty (30) days of rendition of this Order. DONE AND ORDERED this 24th day of April, DAN COBLE Executive Director NO. 40 STATE OF FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION IN RE: THE PETITION FOR DECLARATORY FINAL ORDER NO.: DOH DS-MQA STATEMENT OF: FILED DATE: 4/29/03 Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-105
17 JAMES R. HERBERT, R.N. FINAL ORDER This matter came before the Board of Nursing pursuant to Chapter , Florida Statutes, at a duly noticed public meeting in Orlando, Florida on February 13, 2003, for the purpose of considering the Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by James R. Herbert, R.N. Notice of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on February 7, 2003, at Volume 29, Number 6. Having considered the Petition, the Board makes the following findings and conclusions: FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Petitioner is a registered nurse licensed to practice nursing in the State of Florida. 2. Section (3(a), Florida Statutes, defines the practice of professional nursing as "the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, bit not be limited to: 1. The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. 2. The administration of medications and treatments prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. 3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts. 3. Petitioner states that registered nurses who have received specialized training can place peripherally inserted central catheters (PICC). 4. Petitioner further states that, because the terminal tip of a PICC lies within the superior vena cava, dislodgement and/or fracture of the catheter can result in serious injury to the patient. 5. Petitioner further states that, in order to maximize patient safety and prevent accidental removal of the line, practitioners will often secure the PICC with a skin suture. 6. Petitioner inquires whether the placement of a skin suture for the purpose of securing a PICC is within the scope of practice of a registered nurse. CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 7. The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-4, Florida Administrative Code. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-106
18 8. It is the opinion of the Board that there is insufficient information upon which the Board can issue a declaratory statement as requested by Petitioner. Placement of a skin suture for the purpose of securing a PICC could be within the scope of practice of a registered nurse if an approved provider of nursing education or continuing education teaches suturing as part of PICC placement. However, the Board is not aware of the inclusion of this practice within the curriculum of any approved provider. Therefore, the Board DENIES this petition. 9. This order constitutes final agency action and may be appealed by any party pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Rules and 9.190, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, by filing a notice of appeal conforming to the requirements of Rule 9.110(d), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, both with the appropriate district Court of Appeal, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, and with the department's clerk of agency proceedings, within thirty (30) days of rendition of this Order. DONE and ORDERED this 29th day of April, DAN COBLE Executive Director CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-107
19 NO. 41 STATE OF FLORIDA BOARD Of NURSING IN RE: Petition for Declaratory FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA Statement of: FINED DATE: 4/29/2003 LINDA C. NOELKE, R.N. / FINAL ORDER THIS MATTER came before the Board of Nursing ("Board") pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, at a duly-noticed public meeting held in Tampa, Florida on April 10, 2003, for the purpose of considering the Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by Linda C. Noelke, R.N. ("Petitioner"). Notice of the petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on March 14, 2003, at Volume 29, Number 11. Having considered the petition, the Board makes the following findings and conclusions. FINDINGS Of FACT 1. Petitioner is a Registered Nurse licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida. 2. Section (3)(a), Florida Statutes, defines the practice of professional nursing as "the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: "1. The observation, assessment, nursing, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. "2. The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. "3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts." 3. Section (4)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) "may, to the extent authorized by established protocol approved by the medical staff of the facility in which the anesthetic service is performed, perform any or all of the following: "1. Determine the health status of the patient as it relates to the risk factors and to the anesthetic management of the patient through the performance of the general functions. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-108
20 "2. Based on history, physical assessment, and supplemental laboratory results, determine, with the consent of the responsible physician, the appropriate type of anesthesia within the framework of the protocol. "3. Order under the protocol pre-anesthetic medication. "4. Perform under the protocol procedures commonly used to render the patient insensible to pain during the performance of surgical, obstetrical, therapeutic, or diagnostic clinical procedures. These procedures include ordering and administering regional, spinal, and general anesthesia; inhalations agents and techniques; intravenous agents and techniques; and techniques of hypnosis. "5. Order or perform monitoring procedures indicated as pertinent to the anesthetic health care management of the patient. "6. Support life functions during anesthesia health care, including induction and intubation procedures, the use of appropriate mechanical supportive devices, and the management of fluid, electrolyte, and blood component balances. "7. Recognize and take appropriate corrective action for abnormal patient responses to anesthesia, adjunctive medication, or other forms of therapy. "8. Recognize and treat a cardiac arrhythmia while the patient is under anesthetic care. "9. Participate in management of the patient while in the postanesthesia recovery area, including ordering the administration of fluids and drugs. "10. Place special peripheral and central venous and arterial lines for blood sampling and monitoring as appropriate." 4. Ketamine hydrochloride is a nonbarbiturate general anesthetic that has hypnotic, analgesic, and amnesic effects. 5. Petitioner is a licensed to practice professional nursing in the state of Florida, holding license number RN She is not certified as an Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner. She is trained in basic cardiac life support, and is certified as a plastic surgery nurse. 6. Petitioner asks the following questions: Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-109
21 a. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to administer intravenous Ketamine (Ketalar) pursuant to a written or verbal order by a surgeon in an ambulatory surgery setting where the patient is not intubated? b. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse to administer intravenous Ketamine (Ketalar) pursuant to a written or verbal order by the surgeon for te purpose of rendering the patient insensible to pain for the injection of local anaesthetic and surgical procedures? c. Is it within the scope of practice for a Registered Nurse to administer intravenous Ketamine (Ketalar) pursuant to a written or verbal order by a surgeon in the ambulatory surgery setting where there is not an anesthesiologist on staff? CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 7. The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-4, Florida Administrative Code. 8. The Board answers all three of the Petitioner's questions in the negative. 9. This Order constitutes final agency action and may be appealed by any party pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Rules and 9.190, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, by filing a notice of appeal conforming to the requirements of Rule 9.110(d), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, both with the appropriate District of Appeal, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, and with the department's clerk of agency proceedings, within thirty (30) days of rendition of this Order. DONE AND ORDERED this 25th day of April, DAN COBLE Executive Director CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * SUSAN K. GLANT Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-110
22 NO. 42 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: THE PETITION FOR DECLARATORY FINAL ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA STATEMENT OF: FILED DATE: 4/29/03 BARBARA MASHOUR-SMITH, R.N. THIS MATTER came before the Board of Nursing ("Board") pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, at a duly-noticed public meeting held in Orlando, Florida on February 13, 2003, for the purpose of considering the Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by Barbara Mashour-Smith, R.N. ("Petitioner"). Notice of the Petition was published in the Florida Administrative Weekly on November 22, 2002, at Volume 28, Number 47. Having considered the petition, the Board makes the following findings and conclusions. FINDINGS OF FACT 1. Petitioner is a Registered Nurse licensed to practice nursing in the state of Florida. 2. Section (3)(a), Florida Statutes, defines the practice of professional nursing as "the performance of those acts requiring substantial specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill based upon applied principles of psychological, biological, physical, and social sciences which shall include, but not be limited to: 1. The observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis. planning, intervention, and evaluation of care; health teaching and counseling of the ill, injured, or infirm; and the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others. 2. The administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to Prescribe such medications and treatments. 3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts." 3. Section (4)(a), Florida Statutes, provides that a Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) "may, to the extent authorized by established protocol approved by the medical staff of the facility in which the anesthetic service is performed, perform any or all of the following: 1. Determine the health status of the patient as it relates to the risk factors and to the anesthetic management of the patient through the performance of the general functions. 2. Based on history, physical assessment, and supplemental laboratory results, determine, with the consent of the Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-111
23 responsible physician, the appropriate type of anesthesia within the framework of the protocol. 3. Order under the protocol pre-anesthetic medication. 4. Perform under the protocol procedures commonly used to render the patient insensible to pain during the performance of surgical, obstetrical, therapeutic, or diagnostic clinical procedures. These procedures include ordering and administering regional, spinal, and general anesthesia; inhalation agents and techniques; intravenous agents and techniques; and techniques of hypnosis. 5. Order or perform monitoring procedures indicated as pertinent to the anesthetic health care management of the patient 6. Support life functions during anesthesia health care, including induction and intubation procedures, the use of appropriate mechanical supportive devices, and the management of fluid, electrolyte, and blood component balances. 7. Recognize and take appropriate corrective action for abnormal patient responses to anesthesia, adjunctive medication, or other forms of therapy. 8. Recognize and treat a cardiac arrhythmia while the patient is under anesthesia care. 9. Participate in management of the patient while in the postanesthesia recovery area, including ordering the administration of fluids and drugs. 10. Place special peripheral and central venous and arterial 1ines for blood sampling and monitoring as appropriate. 4. Diprivan is an intravenous sedative/hypnotic agent and is indicated for induction and maintenance of general anesthesia in adults; adult sedation in monitored anesthesia care; intensive care unit sedation for intubated, mechanically ventilated adults; pediatric anesthesia (with age-specific limitations); neuro-anesthesia; and cardiac anesthesia. 5. Petitioner asks the following questions: a. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse who is not a CRNA to administer Diprivan to a monitored and intubated patient pursuant to a verbal or written order given by a licensed independent practitioner? b. Is it within the scope of practice for a nurse who is not a CRNA to monitor an intubated patient that has received Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-112
24 Diprivan pursuant to a verbal or written order given by a licensed independent practitioner? c. Is there a difference between the management and of Diprivan (for a monitored and intubated patient) by a registered nurse who is not a CRMA, if the Diprivan is being given as sedation for a procedure performed at the bedside versus as an anesthetic for an OR procedure? CONCLUSIONS OF LAW 6. The Board has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Chapter 28-4, Florida Administrative Code. 7. The board answers the Petitioner's questions as follows: a. Yes, if the registered nurse is trained and certified in Advanced Cardiac Life support, and is following the established policies and procedures of the facility where the nurse performs the acts indicated. b. Same answer as "a." c. The Board declines to answer this question because the Petition provides Insufficient information. 8. This Order constitutes final agency action and may be appealed by any party pursuant to Section , Florida Statutes, and Rules and 9.190, Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, by filing a notice of appeal conforming to the requirements of Rule 9.110(d), Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure, both with the appropriate District Court of Appeal, accompanied by the appropriate filing fee, and with the department's clerk of agency proceedings, within thirty (30) days of rendition of this Order. DONE AND ORDERED this 24th day of April, CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE * * * DAN COBLE, Executive Director Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-113
25 NO. 43 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: PETITION FOR DECLARATORY FILE ORDER NO. DOH DS-MQA STATEMENT OF: FILED DATE: 11/14/03 KATHLEEN DAVITT, R.N. / FINAL ORDER This matter came before the Board of Nursing, (hereinafter the "Board") on October 9-10, 2003, in Jacksonville, Florida, for consideration of the referenced Petition for Declaratory Statement. The Notice of Petition for Declaratory Statement was published on September19, 2003, in Vol. 29, No. 38, in the Florida Administrative Weekly. The petition filed by Kathleen Davitt, R.N., inquired as to the following: 1. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse in the state of Florida trained in ACLS to defibrillate a patient(using a defibrillator not an AED) upon recognizing ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in an inpatient or ambulatory care setting prior to ACLS code team arrival or physician verbal or written order? 2. Is it within the scope of practice for a registered nurse in the state of Florida trained in ACLS to defibrillate a patient (using a defibrillator not an AED) upon recognizing ventricular fibrillation or ventricular tachycardia in an inpatient or ambulatory procedure setting prior to ACLS code team arrival, f there are standing orders and protocols for the nurse to follow in that situation? FINDING OF FACT 1. The Petitioner is a registered nurse licensed in the state of Florida. 2. The Petitioner works at the Naval Hospital Jacksonville. 3. ACLS stands for American Heart Associations' Advanced Cardiac Life Support. 4. ACLS teaches nurses algorhythms for ventricular fibrillation and ventricular tachycardia with an emphasis on early defibrillation. 5. Nurses that attend ACLS training are instructed in this treatment protocol and are expected to provide a return demonstration in the course. 6. AED stands for Automated External Defibrillator. Appendix I, Part 4, Page APP-I-114
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APPENDIX I -- PART 3 DECLARATORY STATEMENTS OF THE NUMBERS 22 TO 33 [NOTE: DELETED MATERIAL IS NOTED BY AN ELLIPSES (* * *)] NO. 22 STATE OF FLORIDA IN RE: THE PETITION FOR DECLARATORY FINAL ORDER NO.: