<strong>Nurse</strong> R E P O R T E R <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2007</strong> WYOMING VOL. 2 NUMBER 4 Compact <strong>Nursing</strong>— What Is It and What It Would Mean to You Koski Appointed to NCSBN <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> Directors
WYOMING Published by the <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> 1810 Pioneer Ave. Cheyenne, <strong>Wyoming</strong> 82002 Phone: 307-777-7601 Fax: 307-777-3519 Web Address: http://nursing.state.wy.us Agency Mission: The <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>State</strong> <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> is responsible for the protection <strong>of</strong> the public’s health, welfare, and safety through the regulation <strong>of</strong> nursing, nursing education, nursing practice, and disciplinary standards. The responsibility <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> is to implement a cost-effective and efficient system <strong>of</strong> regulation , which meets the consumer demand for safe, competent, ethical practitioners <strong>of</strong> nursing which includes advanced practice nurses, registered pr<strong>of</strong>essional nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Cheryl Koski, MN, RN PRACTICE AND EDUCATION CONSULTANT AND ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Vacant COMPLIANCE CONSULTANT Karen Ouzts, PhD, RN FINANCIAL AND HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICER Deebs Sullivan EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT JoAnn Reid EXAMINATION COORDINATOR Trish Newberry LICENSING COORDINATOR LaVelle Ojeda PARALEGAL Gayle Chesney <strong>Wyoming</strong> <strong>Nurse</strong> <strong>Reporter</strong> does not necessarily endorse advertisements contained herein. 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Virginia Robertson, President vrobertson@pcipublishing.com Publishing Concepts, Inc. 14109 Taylor Loop Road Little Rock, AR 72223 <strong>Nurse</strong> W <strong>Winter</strong> <strong>2007</strong> VOL. 2 NUMBER 4 R E P O R T E R “protecting the public through excellence in nursing...” BOARD OF NURSING MEMBERS Parry Davison, MSN, CRNA, RN President Shirley Harris, MSN, MBA, RN Vice-President Kim Williamson, LPN Secretary Baerbel Merrill, MS, BSN, RNC Member Janet Harp, MSN, RN Member Kellie Clausen, FNP, WHCNP, RN Member CONSUMER - VACANT T ABLE OF C ONTENTS 4 Notice <strong>of</strong> <strong>Board</strong> Vacancies 6 Compact <strong>Nursing</strong> 8 Scope <strong>of</strong> Practice Issues 10 Koski Appointed To <strong>Board</strong> Of Directors, NCSBN 10 Philippines Selected Testing Site For NCLEX ® Examinations 11 CGFNS Denies Visascreen® Certificates for Philippine <strong>Nurse</strong>s 11 <strong>Board</strong> Agrees To NURSYS ® License Verification System 12 Leveling the Roles <strong>of</strong> a CNA through Expanded Training 13 Disciplinary Actions 13 On-Line License Verification 14 From The Licensing Department Greetings FROM C HERYL Iwould like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one <strong>of</strong> you for your patience during the past few months during the renewal period. We know it can get very frustrating when you are trying to call and find all the lines are busy and your call goes to voice mail. During this past renewal period (October 01, 2006 – December 31, 2006), the <strong>Board</strong> renewed the licenses <strong>of</strong> 10,352 licensees which is a 17% increase over the last renewal period in 2004 (9,642 licensees). In addition, since January 1, <strong>2007</strong>, the <strong>Board</strong> has licensed another 778 licensees bringing our current totals to 11,130 (349 advanced practice registered nurses, 5859 registered pr<strong>of</strong>essional nurses, 1045 licensed practical nurses, and 3877 certified nursing assistants). The <strong>Board</strong> is also looking at promulgating new Administrative Rules and K OSKI, MN, RN THE E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR Regulations. The <strong>Board</strong> hopes to have these out for Public Comment in April <strong>2007</strong>. One <strong>of</strong> the areas the <strong>Board</strong> is looking at expanding is the role <strong>of</strong> the certified nursing assistant. In this publication, you will see a survey which we ask you to complete and mail or fax back to Dr. Marcia Dale or to the <strong>Board</strong> Office. This survey requests licensed nurses to identify what specific tasks/functions you would like to see additionally delegated to the certified nursing assistant following additional education and training. Your input is extremely valuable to us and I encourage you to take a moment and complete the survey. The <strong>Board</strong> looks forward to the coming year and welcomes comments, suggestions or questions. Please do not hesitate to visit our web site at http://nursing .state.wy.us, e-mail us at wynursing@state.wy.us or telephone us at 307-777-7601. EDITION 8 W Y O M I N G N U R S E R E P O R T E R 3
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