Drift Are You at Risk Melissa Cusey RN Nurse Specialist Shannon Bentley RN Nurse Specialist Objectives At the end of this webinar you will be able to Define unsafe nursing practice ID: 701747
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Staying In Your Lane: “Practice Drift” Are You at Risk?
Melissa Cusey, RN Nurse Specialist
Shannon Bentley, RN Nurse SpecialistSlide2
ObjectivesAt the end of this webinar, you will be able to:
Define unsafe nursing practice
Identify 3 ways nurses commonly drift outside their scope of practice
Find and define your scope of practiceSlide3
Are you at Risk? Have You Ever?Deviated from the procedure for safe medication administration (5 R’s: Right Person, Right Time, Right Dosage, Right Medication, Right Route)?
Documented before you did something, but got called away and never preformed the task?
Gave medication you did not have an order for thinking the physician will cover you?
Borrowed medication from one student to give to another student, and planned on replacing once the medication arrives on center?
Breached confidentiality?
Practiced outside of your Scope of Practice?Slide4
If you answered yes to any of the previous 6 questions, you are at risk of or working outside of your scope of practice, based on your state Practice Act, State Law or Health Code.
In this webinar we are going to discuss scope of practice and possible consequences of working outside your scope. Slide5
What is Practice Drift?Practice Drift - results when nurses bend the rules, develop a work around, or create a short cut to accomplish a task or solve a problem, that may include skirting written policy or the nurse practice act
1
. Slide6
Model Nurse Practice Act and Administrative RulesSlide7
National Council State Board of Nursing (NCSBN)The NCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act
(MNPA) and
Model Nursing Administrative
Rules is the frame work for all state practice acts. Each state board of nursing (BON) uses this model to provide notice, expectations regarding practice. Violations in the practice act may result in unsafe or unprofessional practice
3
.
BONs
provide a broad framework for nursing practice and provide notice to nurses as to BON expectations regarding practice. Violations of such standards may result in unsafe or unprofessional practice.Slide8
Article II Scope of Nursing Practice Article II. Scope of Nursing
Practice
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2.2.1
Standards Related to Registered Nurse (RN) Professional Accountability The RN:
Practices
within the legal boundaries for nursing through the scope of practice authorized in the Nurse Practice Act (NPA) and rules governing nursing.
Bases
professional decisions on nursing knowledge and skills, the needs of clients and the expectations delineated in professional
standards.
Accepts
responsibility for judgments, individual nursing actions, competence, decisions and behavior in the course of nursing practice. Slide9
Scope of Nursing Practice Article II. Scope of Nursing Practice
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2.3.1 Standards Related to Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse (LPN/VN) Professional Accountability The LPN/VN:
Practices
within the legal boundaries for practical nursing through the scope of practice authorized in the MNPA and rules governing nursing.
Bases
nursing decisions on nursing knowledge and skills, the needs of clients and the expectations delineated by the BON.
Accepts
responsibility for individual nursing actions, competence, decisions and behavior in the course of practical nursing practice. Slide10
Article X Violations and PenaltiesArticle X. Violations and Penalties
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BON can view penalties as misdemeanors, impose civil penalties and or criminal prosecution
Article XI. Discipline and Proceedings
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Section 2. Grounds for Discipline.
Two of the reasons for discipline are listed below.
Unsafe
practice/unprofessional practice
Unlawful
practiceSlide11
Unsafe practice/unprofessional practice3
Actions
or conduct including, but not limited to:
Failure
or inability to perform registered nursing, practical/ vocational nursing or advanced practice nursing as defined in Article II of this Act and rule, with reasonable skill and safety.
Unprofessional
conduct, including but not limited to:
A
departure from or failure to conform to nursing standards.
Improper
management of client records.
Delegating
or accepting the delegation of a nursing function or a prescribed health function when the delegation or acceptance could reasonably be expected to result in unsafe or ineffective client care.
Failure
to supervise the performance of acts by any individual working at the nurse’s delegation or assignment.Slide12
Unlawful practice3:
Actions or conduct that include, but are not limited to:
Violating
a rule adopted by the BON, an order of the BON, a state or federal law relating to the practice of registered or practical nursing, or a state or federal narcotics or controlled substance law.
Practicing
beyond the scope of practice as stated in this ActSlide13
Nurse Practice ActsSlide14
State Practice Acts“Nurse practice act” is a state law enacted by an individual state’s legislature that outlines scopes and standards of practice to guarantee the safe practice of nursing. Each state’s board of nursing uses its respective nurse practice act (NPA) to create administrative rules and regulations that define and clarify scopes and standards of practice. Slide15
State Nurse Practice Acts (NPA)Every state has their own NPA or Health Code
Four states have two NPAs
California RN and LVN
Louisiana RN and LPN
West Virginia RN and LPN
Nebraska RN and APN
Some states belong to a Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) where they can practice in more than one state as long as both states participate in the compact. Slide16
Responsibility of Nurse Every nurse in the U.S. is responsible for knowing the state’s NPA and regulatory requirements for nursing for every jurisdiction in which they hold a license. Since laws, rules and regulations may change over time, it is also necessary to periodically review the NPA that can be found on each BON’s website.
A violation of the NPA is serious and can result in a complaint being filed with the BON. The BON utilizes its authority to decide whether misconduct or unsafe practice has occurred and what action should be taken. Violations are taken very seriously since they can put patients at risk. This is why every nurse is responsible for understanding his/her scope of practice and other requirements outlined in the law.
From:
https://www.ncsbn.org/What_Every_Nurse_Needs_to_Know.pdf
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Nursing JudgementThe NCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules
makes a statement regarding nursing judgement
”Nursing
judgments and actions include decisions made when delegating nursing tasks to others and providing supervision for those activities. The delegating/supervising nurse is not accountable in the sense of having to stand at the delegate’s elbow throughout the activity. The delegating/supervising nurse is accountable for decisions made and actions taken in the course of that delegation/supervision
.”Slide18
Scenarios for Discussion Slide19
Scenario 1The HWC on your center is open from 7:00 am-5:00 pm. There is only one RN in the HWC (the HWM). All other nurses are LPNs.
How will you handle schedules if the NPA requires LPN/LVNs be under “Direct Supervision”?
After the HWC closes for the evening and on weekends, security and residential staff are instructed to call a HWC staff member if a student has a medical need. The HWC staff member is required to triage the student in this situation.
Which staff members should be included in the on-call rotation?Slide20
Scenario 2LPN Susie arrives at work and receives a message that the RN/HWM spent the night in the ER and will not be in today. Susie is a recent graduate from a LPN program, where she learned blood draws in her program, but has yet to preform in the work situation. Today is “new input day”.
The LPN scope of Practice in the state Susie is licensed in requires indirect supervision for tasks the LPN has knowledge and skill in and direct supervision for new tasks not yet preformed.
What are some potential ways to ensure that Susie follows the state’s NPA?Slide21
Scenario 2BSusie tells her CD about her predicament. The CD says, “I’m sure you can handle it. You need to complete the requirements for new inputs.” What should Susie do? Slide22
Scenario 3It is Friday afternoon and new student Laurel who arrived on Wednesday is out of her Adderall 20 mg. You
know Stacy was on Adderall and she was sent home on a disciplinary separation. Stacy’s
Adderall was prescribed by the center physician and the medication was discontinued prior to her
separation. You
think it will be ok just this one time to take enough medications to cover Laurel for the weekend, until you can get her Rx filled.
Why is this not ok?Slide23
Scenario 4
Your center physician did not renew their contract and last Friday was their last day on center and you do not have a new physician yet. A new student Tanesha comes to wellness with symptoms of a urgency, blood in her urine, burning and foul smelling urine. You decide to treat her for a UTI. You collect a urine to send to the lab for culture and give Bactrim according to the UTI TG.
How is this Practice Drift?
What should you have done?
Tanesha has an allergic reaction to the Bactrim you gave her.
What should you do?
Who do you notify of the incidence/error?Slide24
Scenario 5You are in a hurry to go to a doctors appointment, Josh comes to wellness for his Adderall. You give to him his dose and decide you will document on the Controlled Substance Log and on the MAR when you get back from your appointment.
When you get back from your appointment you are called into a emergency meeting and then head home for the day.
What should you have done? Slide25
Scenario 6The Center has a student by the name of Joshua A. Greene and a new student enrolls in the program and you note his name is Joshua Green as well. Both students are on medications.
Joshua A Greene is on an antihypertensive and allergy medications.
Joshua Green is on a Prozac and allergy medications.
Both students come to wellness for their medications.
N
either student has their name tag visible.
What steps do you take to prevent an error?Slide26
Scenario 7XYZ Job Corps has a new operator. The former HWM did not stay on but the 2 LPNs did. There are no RNs.
What should happen in the wellness center on day one of the new contract?Slide27
Scenario 8The HWM is off sick for the week. The LPN is the only one in Wellness during this time. You live in a state where LPNs/LVNs are not permitted to give OTC medications.
Student Mark comes to the HWC complaining of a headache.
If the LPN provides Tylenol, how is this considered practice drift?
What could the LPN do to help Mark?Slide28
Discipline and ProceedingsSection 1. Authority. For any one or combination of the grounds set forth below, the BON shall have the power to:
a
. Refuse to issue or renew a license.
b
. Limit/restrict a license.
c
. Suspend a license.
d
. Revoke a license.
e
. Place a license on probation or place conditions on a license.
f
. Reprimand or otherwise discipline a licensee. Slide29
Discipline and Proceedings g. Impose a civil penalty not exceeding $10,000 for each separate violation.
h. Impose
fines.
i
. Take any other action justified by the facts in the case.
j. Recover the costs of the proceedings resulting in revocation, suspension or limitation/restrictions of a nursing license. Slide30
SummarySlide31
SummaryPause to question if you are bending the rules, and if this causes you to work outside your Scope of Practice.
Use good Nursing Judgement when delegating tasks.
The BON does not care that you had good intentions, when you drifted outside your scope of practice. Violations and discipline are imposed based on the law or rules and not based on good intentions.
Be familiar with the
ePRH
, States Nurse Practice Acts, Make sure
your centers Staffing
SOPs
are
approved,
and are in
congruent with the BON,
NPA and Job Corps policy.
Document, Document, DocumentSlide32
Summary ContinuedMake sure you keep current copies of your nurse practice acts for
LPN/VNs
and RNs in the Health and Wellness Center (HWC). It is required that a copy be printed and available for review by assessor(s) during an assessment. (See Job Corps Information Notice 15-27 Board of Nursing Regulations, Nurse Practice Acts, Pharmacy Practice Acts, and Scopes and Standards of Practice
)Slide33
During a PCA Compliance will be reviewed during PCA, and if a copy of the nurse practice act(s) is/are not available for review, it will be cited as a concern under 6.12 R5: Professional Standards of Care:
All center health staff and providers shall follow accepted professional standards of care and are
subject to prevailing state laws.
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ResourcesNCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules
https
://
www.apna.org/files/public/Model_Nursing_Practice_Act_December09_final%5B1%5D.pdf
https://www.ncsbn.org/What_Every_Nurse_Needs_to_Know.pdf
ePRH
, Chapter 6, 6.12, R5Slide35
1 RN Magazine. Legally Speaking
: The problem with
breaking the
rules
.
Collins
, S.E. (2003, July).
2
Modern Medicine Legally
Speaking: The trouble with bending the
rules
Suzanne
Edgett Collins, RN, MPH, JD,
PhD
, July 1, 2003
3.
NCSBN Model Nursing Practice Act and Model Nursing Administrative Rules
https://
www.apna.org/files/public/Model_Nursing_Practice_Act_December09_final%5B1%5D.pdf