Virginia
Board of Nursing
Guidance Documents
Copies of the following documents
may be viewed during regular work days from 8:15 a.m. until 5 p.m. at
the offices of the Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Richmond Virginia 23233-1463 . Copies may also be downloaded by
clicking on the links below or from the Regulatory Townhall at
www.townhall.state.va.us or requested by email at nursebd@dhp.virginia.gov.
Questions regarding interpretation or implementation of these documents
or requests for copies may be directed to Jay P. Douglas, RN, MSM, CSAC,
Executive Director of the Board, at the address above or by telephone
at (804) 367-4515. Copies are free of charge.
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Guidance
Documents:
90-1,
Policy statement on Registered Nurses or
Licensed Practical Nurses as first assistants
in surgery, adopted 1976 and 1994, revised by Board
motion, November 18, 2003
90-2,
Guidelines for agency to use regarding transmittal
of third-party orders, accepted by the Boards of Nursing and Medicine,
December 1982
90-3,
Acceptance of additional examination for
certification as a massage therapist
90-4,
Opinion on how licensure as a nurse relates
to service on a volunteer rescue squad, revised by
Board motion, November 18, 2003
90-5,
Board opinion of the administration of neuromuscular
blocking agents by nurses, adopted November 1990, revised
by Board motion, November 18, 2003
90-6, Guidance
statement by board regarding peripherally inserted central catheters, adopted
January 27, 1993, revised July 15, 2008
90-7, Sanctioning
Reference Points Instruction Manual, adopted by Board, May 2006 (PDF)
90-8,
Board opinion on
delegation of collection of specimens for
gonorrhea and chlamydia, adopted January 1993,
revised November 18, 2003
90-9, Guidelines
for Prescription Drug Administration Training Program for Child Day Care,
adopted September 19, 2006. Revised September 18, 2007
90-10, Board guidelines
for processing applications for licensure by examination, endorsement and
reinstatement, accepted 1985, revised by Board motion 1993, September 24,
2003, and May 20, 2008
90-11, Continuing
Competency and Protocol Requirements Violations for Nurse Practitioners,
adopted May 15, 2007
90-12, Delegation
of authority to Board of Nursing registered nurse discipline staff, revised
July 17, 2007
90-13,
Authority granted to Special Conference
Committees to approve or deny applicants, adopted on March 26, 1995
90-14,
Disposal of narcotics in the home following
death of a patient, internal, memo of November 25, 1996 (PDF)
90-15,
Insertion of Prostaglandin E2 Gel by Registered
Nurses, revised by Board motion, November 18, 2003
90-16,
Evaluation form for adult immunization
protocols, developed by staff, August 1996 (PDF)
90-17,
Opinion of cutting of corns and warts with
a scalpel by Licensed RN/LPN, adopted
December 16, 1996, revised November 18, 2003
90-18,
Opinion regarding prescriptive authority in Virginia, prepared by Elizabeth
Russell, revised April 1997, September 2000,December 2005, and June 2008.
90-19, Board interpretative
statement on bolusing epidural anesthesia by Registered Nurses, adopted
September 23, 1997, amended September 22, 1998, revised by Board motion,
November 18, 2003
90-20, Guidance
on Distance Learning in RN or PN Education Programs, effective May 20, 2008,
revised September 16, 2008
90-21,
Preparation of medications, letter from
Corinne Dorsey, October 2, 1990 (PDF)
90-22,
Execution of a Do Not Resuscitate Order,
letter from Executive Director, Nancy Durrett,
February 19. 1998
90-23,
Decision-making Model for Determining RN/LPN
Scope of Practice, adopted by the board September 24, 1996(PDF)
90-25,
Transcribing a physician order to a prescription,
letter from Executive Director, Nancy Durrett,
May 27, 1998
90-26,
Board opinion on reinstatement applications
for individuals with revoked certificates based on a finding of abuse,
neglect or misappropriation of resident property, adopted July 23, 1996,
revised by Board motion, November 18, 2003
90-27,
Board opinion on reinstatement requests
by individuals with lapsed certificates who have findings of abuse, neglect
or misappropriation of resident property, adopted May 20, 1998,
revised by Board motion, November 18, 2003
90-29, Definition of
the term “administer” for patient in private residence and for students
on a school field trip, adopted by the Board of Pharmacy on June 11, 1998,
with concurrence of the Board of Nursing on July 21, 1998 (PDF)
90-30,
Ability of registered nurses to take orders
from physician assistants, letter from Nancy K. Durrett, September 3,
1998 (PDF)
90-31,
Drug orders conveyed by pharmacists, letter
from Executive Director, Nancy K. Durrett, September
8, 1998
90-32,
Board opinion on adverse findings of neglect
by certified nurse aides, adopted September 23, 1998,
revised by Board motion, November 18, 2003
90-34, Board motion
on review and challenge of NCLEX, adopted July 20, 1999
90-36, Guidelines for
the training of employees of school boards in the administration of insulin
and glucagon, August 1999
90-37,
Board motion on requesting strategies for
improvement for nursing education programs having less than 80% passing
rate on the licensure examination for at least two years, adopted March
24, 1998
90-38, Board
motion on disposition of cases against nurses practicing with expired licenses,
adopted May 11, 1999, revised March 21, 2007
90-40, Board opinion
that the surveillance activities required by the OSHA Respiratory Standards
are within the scope of practice of the registered nurse, adopted November
15, 2000
90-41,
Board motion adopting article on patient
abandonment by Dr. Shelley Conroy in the Spring 2001 Nursing Notes, adopted
March 20, 2001
90-42,
Board opinion on the delegation of circulating
duties in the operating room to unlicensed persons, adopted July 17, 2001
90-43,
Board opinion on attachment of scalp leads
for internal fetal monitoring, adopted October 22, 1983,
revised by Board motion on November 18, 2003
90-44,
Board opinion on reinstatement authority
to a Special Conference Committee, adopted November 1, 1992
90-46.
Board opinion on administration of over-the-counter
drugs by certified nurse aides, adopted March 19, 2002
90-52. Board opinion
on delegation of the removal of venous and arterial sheaths by registered
nurses to unlicensed personnel, adopted May 1, 2002
90-53.
Treatment by Women's Health
Nurse of Male Clients for Sexually Transmitted Diseases
90-54.
Guidance for Conduct of an Informal Conference by an Agency Subordinate
of a Health Regulatory Board at the Department of Health Professions
90-55. Joint
statement of the Department of Health and the Department of Health Professions
on Impact of Criminal Convictions on Nursing Licensure or Certification
and Employment in Virginia, adopted September, 2005, revised September 2006
90-56. Protocol
requirements for licensed nurse practitioners, adopted by the Board of Medicine
on October 18, 2007 and the Board of Nursing on November 14, 2007
90-57. By-Laws
of the Board of Nursing, September 16, 2008
