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In
Appreciation
The Board extends
sincere appreciation to Kathleen A. Dugas, L.P.N., who served
on the Board from July, 1992 through August, 2002.. Kathleen's
commitment and dedication to the public welfare greatly enhanced
the work of the Board.
Board
Appointment
On August 15, 2002
Charyl Kelley, L.P.N. Was appointed to the Board of Nursing
by Governor King. She fills the vacancy reserved for a licensed
practical nurse. Charyl is employed as a LPN at Seventy-Five
State Street in Portland.
Nurse
Licensure Compact Update
There are now 18
states that have joined the "Compact." These states
are: Arkansas, Arizona, Delaware Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Maine,
Maryland, Mississippi, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota,
New Jersey, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Wisconsin.
(Of these, ND, NJ, IN and TN recently joined and have not
yet set effective dates).
Mutual recognition,
multistate licensure and interstate practice are all terms
that refer to the same concept which is to allow a nurse to
obtain one license in the state of legal residence which grants
a multistate privilege to practice across state lines, provided
that the other state is also in the Compact.
The key is that
you must be a legal resident of the state in order to have
the multistate privilege. For example, if a nurse's legal
residence is New Hampshire and she works in Maine, that does
not entitle the nurse to use her Maine license to work in
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other Compact states. She must be a legal resident of Maine.
She may still hold the Maine license but can practice ONLY
in Maine.
Delegating
Effectively: Working Through and With Assistive Personnel
This comprehensive
training program is designed to help nurses and nursing students
review and learn how to master delegation skills. It outlines
a step by step approach to insuring the best way to achieve
positive client outcomes by working effectively through and
with others, specifically assistive personnel.
The facilitation
program describes the benefits of effective delegation and
teaches and traces the delegation process along with the five
"rights" of delegation. Learner activities will
assist the instructor in exploring the gray areas of delegation
with learners and help them evaluate their delegation skills.
The Delegating
Effectively program includes a video, overheads, facilitator's
notes, interactive learning exercises, detailed references
and resources.
The National Council
of State Boards of Nursing developed this educational program
for use by nurse educators and managers in a variety of academic
and clinical settings. This program is for every nurse in
every practice setting at every level of practice.
To order or preview
call (410) 335-2618 or e-mail nichecom@comcast.net. The cost
is $299.00 + $14.50 shipping and handling. Payment methods
accepted: check, credit card, or purchase order. Please visit
National Council's Learning Extension at www.nclex.com for
a preview and for more information.
Maine
State Board of Nursing President Receives National Award
The National Council
of State Boards of Nursing presented the Exceptional Leadership
Award to Richard Sheehan,R.N. at the organization's annual
meeting in California on August 16, 2002. The Exceptional
Leadership Award is a national award given to an individual
who has made significant contributions to the Council and
to the profession of nursing by serving as a leader for his
or her member board and by being an active participant in
activities of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.
Dick Sheehan is the Chief Nursing Officer at Southern Maine
Medical Center in Biddeford.
CHANGE
OF NAME OR ADDRESS??
Have you moved?
Are you planning to move? Did the advent of 911 in your area
change your mailing address? If you answer 'yes' to any of
these, you must notify the Board of your new address. Failure
to do so frequently results in undelivered mail and your nursing
license expiring.
A name change requires
a copy of the court document that legally authorized the change.
Please mail to the attention of Grace Doyon, Maine State Board
of Nursing, 158 SHS, Augusta, ME 04333-0158.
Disciplinary
Action
| Revocation
Linda J.
Cookson
Fairfield, ME
R043106
Eff. Date: 04/05/2002
Elizabeth
B. Calder
Toronto, Ont. Canada
R042092
Eff. Date: 04/10/2002
Anne B. Bouffard
Rumford, ME
R011558
Eff. Date: 06/06/2002
Jennifer
L. Higgins
Lewiston, ME
R043979
Eff. Date: 07/23/2002
Susan M.
Frye
Portland, ME
R024345
Eff. Date: 07/23/2002
Suspension
Kyle A. Fredericks
Neosho, MO
P011694
Eff. Date: 04/10/2002
Patricia
Sellers
Folsom, PA
R039244
Eff. Date: 04/10/02
William A.
Trunck
Waldoboro, ME
R039425
Eff. Date: 10/03/2002
Voluntary
Surrender
Tanya M.
Marquis
Portland, ME
R041386
Eff. Date: 05/28/2002
Anne P. Purcell
Lyman, ME
R040311
Eff. Date: 07/10/2002
Donna I.
Penney-Smith
Portland, ME
P007510
Eff. Date: 07/22/2002
Beverly R.
Collins
Portland, ME
P001103
Eff. Date: 07/23/2002
Kathy L.
Smith
Saco, ME
R029521
Eff. Date: 10/02/2002
Probation
Mary C. Long
Carlisle, PA
P011668
Eff. Date: 04/10/2002
Melony M.
Shorey
Clinton, ME
P010649
Eff. Date: 05/15/2002
Viola Faye
Wisotzkey
Waterville, ME
P011464
Eff. Date: 05/16/2002
Susan Arbuckle-Keith
West Bath, ME
R035969
Eff. Date: 06/03/02
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Probation
(continued)
Priscilla
McKee-Meyers
Gorham, ME
R020846
Eff. Date: 06/05/2002
Karen A.
Jannelle
Litchfield, ME
P007989
Eff. Date: 06/06/02
Marnie M.
Phillip
Owls Head, ME
R039931
Eff. Date: 07/10/2002
Lori A. Fitzsimmons
Dover, NH
R048039
Eff. Date: 10/29/2002
Reprimand
Bobbi J.
McCarthy
Oakland, ME
R035536
Eff. Date: 07/31/2002
Warned
Pauline A.
Covel
Ogunquit, ME
R41759
Eff. Date: 04/10/2002
Christine
M. Johnson
Lewiston, ME
R014977
Eff. Date: 05/16/2002
Janie M.
Brown
Gorham, ME
P005765
Eff. Date: 07/10/2002
Lucy C. Kennedy
Plymouth, ME
P010584
Eff. Date: 07/11/2002
Probation
Terminated
Phyllis B.
Archibald
Windham, ME
R033347
Eff. Date: 08/28/2002
Timothy J.
Nelson
E. Waterboro, ME
R026797
Eff. Date: 08/28/2002
Theresa A.
Gordon
Blue Hill, ME
R040326
Eff. Date: 10/03/2002
Other
Actions
Susan L.
Keeney
Casco, ME
R035923
Denied Licensure Reactivation
Pauline A.
Covel
Ogunquit, ME
R041759
Fined
Patricia
Sellers
Folsom, PA
R039244
Fined
Echo C. Aven
Hampden, ME
R021318
License Reactivated
Suzanne M.
Manzo
Bath, ME
R031824
License reinstatement denied
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Licensees fined
from 05/01/2002 - 10/31/2002 for practicing during lapsed
license Status: 37
Complaints Dismissed
from 05/01/2002 - 10/31/2002 - 45
Advanced
Practice Nursing
In May, 1998 the
Board's office began its "renewal of approval to practice"
process for all advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs)
with a Maine license. All APRNs are required to renew their
approval to practice in their advanced practice category at
the same time the renew their registered professional nursing
licenses. If you have been approved to practice as a CRNA,
CNM, Nurse Practitioner or Clinical Nurse Specialist and have
never received an application to renewaaa your advanced practice
approval, please call the Board office. Contact: Virginia
E. DeLorimier.
Utilization
of the Newly Graduated APRN
Imagine this situation:
A clinic in Maine hires a recently graduated nurse practitioner
student before she receives an approval to practice authorization
from the Maine State Board of Nursing. The clinic puts her
to work seeing patients in an advanced role as part of her
"orientation" with full knowledge that the nurse
has only her registered professional nursing license.
Appropriate utilization:
Registered professional nurses are required to hold a current
Maine advanced practice approval to practice letter to practice
as a clinical nurse specialist, nurse practitioner, nurse
anesthetist, or nurse midwife. There are a few specific exceptions
to this:
1. A RN may learn advanced practice clinical skills and practice
under academic supervision as an enrolled student training
for their initial or postmasters certificate or degree.
2. A RN licensed in Maine seeking an advanced practice position,
who is educationally qualified for the position, may do orientation
that is not clinical in nature (reading manuals, etc.) and
does not require advanced clinical judgment or representation
as an APRN. If the applicant does not meet approval to practice
requirements , the employer must be notified immediately and
the position terminated. For more information contact Virginia
E. deLorimier at the Board office.
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