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Standardized Procedures
What is a Standardized Procedure?
The regulation answering this
question is found in the Alabama Board of Nursing’s Administrative Code
Section 610-X-6-.05(2) which states“…a standardized procedure is a
written policy or protocol establishing the permissible functions, activities,
and level of supervision of registered nurses and licensed practical nurses
within a licensed hospital setting that is beyond basic nursing education
preparation.”
The definition of a
Standardized Procedure indicates this is applicable within a licensed hospital
setting. I do not work in a hospital, so am I correct that the rule does not
apply to nurses not working in an acute care hospital?
As stated in the
Alabama Board of Nursing’s Administrative Code Section 610-X-6-.05(1), a
hospital is defined as “a facility described in Ala. Code 1975
§22-21-20(1), other than a health maintenance organization, which has an
organized medical staff or which employs the services of a medical
director who is a physician licensed to practice medicine in Alabama.”
What procedures require a Standardized Procedure?
In accordance with the Alabama Board of
Nursing’s Administrative Code Section 610-X-6-.05, any practice beyond a
nurse’s basic education requires the submission and subsequent approval by the
Alabama Board of Nursing.
What is the process of applying for a Standardized Procedure?
The submission begins with
completion of an application form found on the ABN website under Forms and Other
Information. This application form must be approved by the
facility/agency/company chief nursing administrator, chief medical officer and
chief executive officer as evidenced by the respective signatures.
Accompanying this
application form must be the following:
- Policy and
procedure including level of supervision
- Organized program
of study including instructor qualification
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Plan for supervised clinical practice
- Plan for
demonstration of competency, initially and at periodic intervals
Once the application has
been submitted to the Alabama Board of Nursing, the Board action may
include but is not limited to:
- Approval
- Approval as a pilot
project for a period of time not to exceed twelve months with
reports to the Board at intervals specified by the Board
- Denial of the
request.
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