Fla. Admin. Code Ann. R. 64B9-4.001 - Definitions
(1) Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
("APRN") - a Registered Nurse licensed under Section
464.008 or
464.009, F.S., pursuant to
Section 464.012(1)(a),
F.S.
(2) Alter - adjusting of
dosages pursuant to an established protocol.
(3) Appropriate Specialty Board - a
professional or national organization recognized by the Board which certifies
or issues credentials to an advanced practice nurse in a specialty
area.
(4) Basic Nursing Education -
a nursing program preparing a person for initial licensure to practice
professional nursing.
(5) Board -
unless otherwise clearly indicated, is used in this chapter to mean Florida
Board of Nursing.
(6) Clinical
Experience - practice under the supervision of a qualified preceptor in the
actual care of a consumer of health services.
(7) Condition - states of being or
circumstance that may require remediation. A condition may be construed to
include, but is not limited to, a chronic disease, a temporary state of health
such as pregnancy, or a symptom complex.
(8) Initiate - to implement that which has
been prescribed by a practitioner licensed under Chapter 458, 459, or 466,
F.S., where adherence to established protocol is required.
(9) Monitor - periodic assessment of a
patient's condition through follow-up procedures commonly held to be acceptable
by the profession. Monitoring may include collection of data and interpretation
of lab tests and the formulation of a nursing diagnosis based on a patient's
history, physical findings and lab results.
(10) One Academic Year - shall be construed
to mean a program of at least 45 quarter-hour units, 30 semester-hour units, or
32 trimester-hour units or the equivalent thereof. One hour of didactic or 2
hours of clinical instruction shall equal one unit.
(11) Preceptorship/supervised clinical
experience - clinical experience and practice under the supervision of a
qualified preceptor for a specified length of time in the actual care and
management of a consumer of health care services.
(12) Primary care practice - includes
physical and mental health promotion, assessment, evaluation, disease
prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and
treatment of acute and chronic illnesses, inclusive of behavioral and mental
health conditions.
(13) Qualified
Preceptor - a certified practicing advanced practice registered nurse, or a
duly licensed medical doctor or doctor of osteopathy, or doctor of dental
medicine who is responsible for the supervision, teaching and evaluation in the
clinical setting of a student enrolled in a nurse practitioner educational
program. If the clinical setting is in Florida, the qualified preceptor must be
licensed in this state under Chapter 458, 459, 464, or 466, F.S., and the
student must be a Registered Nurse licensed under Chapter 464, F.S.
(14) General Supervision - supervision
whereby a practitioner currently licensed under Chapter 458, 459, or 466, F.S.,
authorizes procedures being carried out but need not be present when such
procedures are performed. The APRN must be able to contact the practitioner
when needed for consultation and advice either in person or by communication
devices.
(15) Therapy - a treatment
regimen or remedy.
Notes
Rulemaking Authority 464.006, 464.012, 464.0123 FS. Law Implemented 464.003(3), 464.012, 464.0123 FS.
New 8-31-80, Amended 3-16-81, 6-18-85, Formerly 21O-11.20, 21O-11.020, 61F7-4.001, Amended 5-29-96, Formerly 59S-4.001, Amended 4-5-00, 3-10-20, 2-25-21.
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