Sentences with phrase «permitting advanced practice registered nurses»

Arkansas — Melinda Rhynes, M.Ed., CMA (AAMA), President of the Arkansas Society of Medical Assistants and the medical assisting program director at Arkansas Tech University, asked CEO Balasa to assist the Arkansas Society in drafting a proposed change in the rules of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (BON) that would permit advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)-- especially nurse practitioners — to delegate to educated and credentialed medical assistants certain types of medication administration.

Melinda Rhynes, MEd, CMA (AAMA), president of the Arkansas Society of Medical Assistants and the program director at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville, asked me to assist the Arkansas Society in drafting a proposed change in the rules of the Arkansas State Board of Nursing (ASBN) that would permit advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)-- especially nurse practitioners — to delegate to educated and credentialed medical assistants certain types of medication administration.

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West Virginia On October 21, 2011, the West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses issued a position statement declaring that Advanced Practice Registered Nurses and Certified Nurse Midwives are permitted to delegate the administration of medication only to medical assistants who have completed «a nationally recognized accredited program of study with a curriculum that included pharmacology and medication administration,» and who have a «current national certification through the American Association of Medical Assistants,» and for whom «related competencies have been verified within the past twelve months.»

With the help of a lobbyist and the excellent leadership of Connecticut Society of Medical Assistants Public Policy Chair Holly Martin, a bill was introduced into the Connecticut legislature that would permit physicians, advanced practice registered nurses, and physician assistants to delegate to medical assistants who meet specified education and credentialing requirements and who work under a provider's direct supervision in outpatient settings vaccines.

However, a trend seems to be emerging: Significant numbers of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRNs)-- especially nurse practitioners (NPs)-- and physician assistants (PAs) want laws to be changed so they will be permitted to delegate to medical assistants (in some states, medical assistants who have received formal medical assisting education and a medical assisting credential) the administration of intramuscular, intradermal, and subcutaneous injections — including vaccinations / immunizations.

Under the laws of most states, physicians are permitted (explicitly or implicitly) to ask health professionals, such as advanced practice nurses (APNs)-- most often nurse practitioners — physician assistants, and registered nurses to supervise medical assistants in the performance of duties delegated to the medical assistants by the physician.