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