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AB-890 Nurse practitioners: scope of practice: practice without standardized procedures

With the passage of AB 890 the Nurse Practitioner may be able to practice independently once certain provisions have been met. All Nurse Practitioners will not meet the provisions outlined within AB 890 by January 1, 2023. Until those conditions are met, the Nurse Practitioner will continue to operate using Standardized Procedures, the mechanism for Nurse Practitioners to perform functions which would be considered the practice of medicine.

Per the statutory requirement in Business and Professions Code (BPC) section 2837.103 (a)(1)(D), the transition to practice must include a minimum of three (3) full-time equivalent years of practice or 4600 hours. Upon completion of the transition to practice, a nurse practitioner may practice in limited settings or organizations in which one or more physicians and surgeons practice with the nurse practitioner without standardized procedures.

Additionally, in order for a nurse practitioner to expand their practice outside of those settings, a nurse practitioner must practice within the limits of their knowledge, experience, and national certification and have practiced in good standing for at least three (3) years after meeting the requirements to transition to practice. Furthermore, a nurse practitioner who is practicing outside of the limited settings outlined in BPC section 2837.103 shall consult and collaborate with other healing arts providers based on the clinical condition of the patient to whom health care is provided and establish a plan for referral of complex medical cases and emergencies to a physician and surgeon or other appropriate healing arts providers.

The Board is interested in moving forward with its duties to implement the bill efficiently and thoughtfully. Though the exact timeframes are not certain nor guaranteed, the Board expects that it will be able to take the necessary steps required by the legislature for implementation of AB 890 on or before January 1, 2023.

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Currently our Education Library is offering 22 Courses that Provide 29 CEUs or 29 hours of Content (updated 10/25/2022)

 

The courses available in the library are being offered in either 1-hour/1-CEU, 2-hour/2-CEU or 3-hour/3-CEU options.  Each course is broken up into about 30-minute chapters so that you can take each chapter and complete each course around your busy schedule.  On this site you’ll be able to see which courses we are currently offering, keep track of the chapters and courses that you’ve completed, and get in touch with either the instructors or fellow participants.  Because we’ll be adding new course options every month, it will be important for you to visit our library regularly. Here is a list of our current courses being offered.   

2-hour/2 CEUs:

  • Safe Patient Handling Training
  • Championing Care for the LGBTQ+ Community
  • Safe Staffing Saves Lives
  • Nurse Practice Act
  • Protecting Nurses from COVID-19 and other Aerosol Transmissible Diseases
  • CERT: Community Emergency Response Team

1-hour/1 CEU:

  • NIOSH Protecting Healthcare Workers Mental Health: A Call to Action
  • Climate Emergency and Health Advocacy for Nurses
  • Partnering for Emergency Response
  • How to Overcome Unconscious Bias (Disaster Ready)
  • Diversity and Inclusion (Disaster Ready)
  • Support an Inclusive Culture (Disaster Ready)
  • Understanding and Preventing Environmental Hospital Acquired Infection (HAI) Transmission Through the Use of UV Lighting Technology
  • Vaccines and the Role of Nurses in Increasing Public Vaccination Rates
  • Wildfires and Human Health
  • Climate Change, Air Quality and Human Health
  • Demonstrating Our Power: How to Play an Active Role in Policy Change
  • SEIU 2022 Climate, Jobs and Justice Summit
  • Nursing in Correctional Settings
  • Nurses’ Hazardous Exposures in Hospitals
  • Rethink Burnout… It’s a Moral Injury! Recognize, Reconstruct and Repair

3-hour/3 CEUs:

  • NIOSH Training for Nurses on Shift Work and Long Work Hours

Please note: For purposes of receiving approved time off to attend, these courses may also include multiple surveys, quizzes, course materials and the course evaluation that may not be reflected in the time it takes to watch the recordings.  

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Course Information for VACCINE AND ROLE OF NURSES IN INCREASING PUBLIC VACCINATION RATES

This is a 1 hour course that will provide 1 CEU

 

The course is designed so that it can be viewed all at once or broken up into segments or what we call chapters.  The On-demand Education Library website features an abundance of resource material available in printable format.

Learning objectives: 

  •   Participants will learn about and be able to talk about the efficacy and safety of the COVID vaccines;
  •   Participants will learn about the role of public health nurses in improving vaccination rates and why it is important for nurses to speak to patients and the public about the value of the COVID vaccines to public health;
  •   Participants will learn about common reasons why some people are hesitant about the COVID vaccine, and how to share facts and information about the vaccine in order to persuade people who can to take the vaccine.

 

This free 1 CEU course is presented by the Nurse Alliance of SEIU California and open to all SEIU licensed nurse members. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing – CA Provider Number 3413.                                                         

For questions email: hughesk@seiunaca.org 

To register for the Education Library:  tinyurl.com/SEIUNACAregister

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Course Information for Safe Patient Handling Training

This is a 2 hour course that will provide 2 CEUs

The course is designed so that it can be viewed all at once or broken up into segments or what we call chapters.  The On-demand Education Library website features an abundance of resource material available in printable format.

Nurses will learn and understand the patient handling injury statistics, history of Safe Patient Handling (SPH) and the requirements of Cal/OSHA’s  “Health Care Worker Back and Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention,”  which became effective in 2014, and implemented as law passed in 2011. Nurses will learn about studies that have assessed the effect of the law and regulation, early successes and challenges and new challenges posed by the COVID-19 surge in health care.  

  • Applies to all general acute care hospitals, except those managed by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation or the California Department of Developmental Services.
  • Covered facilities need to have a written patient protection and healthcare worker back and musculoskeletal injury prevention plan in place for all patient care units at all times.
  • The plan must include procedures to identify, investigate, assess, and correct patient handling hazards, implement effective training, and communicate about the plan to employees.
  • Covered facilities must keep a variety of records that document compliance. These records are available to employees and their representatives.                                                                                                       

This free 2 CEU course is presented by the Nurse Alliance of SEIU California and open to all SEIU licensed nurse members. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing – CA Provider Number 3413.                                                         

For questions email: hughesk@seiunaca.org

To register:  tinyurl.com/SEIUNACAregister

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