054-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-2 - Definitions
(a) "Active nursing
practice" means engagement in paid, unpaid, or volunteer activity in which the
nurse applies knowledge or clinical judgment in a way that influences patients,
nurses, organizations or systems. Active nursing practice may include
volunteering in health or nursing professional organizations.
(b) "CBC" means Criminal Background Check.
Fingerprints or other biometric data are submitted in connection with an
application for initial licensure by exam or endorsement, for the purpose of
obtaining criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the agency responsible for retaining the State's criminal
records.
(c) "Continuing
competency" for a nurse is the ongoing ability of a nurse to maintain, update
and demonstrate sufficient knowledge, skills, judgment and qualifications
necessary to practice safely and ethically in a designated role and setting in
accordance with the scope of nursing practice. A nurse achieves continuing
competency through active nursing practice and continuing education.
(d) "Continuing competency" for a CNA is the
ongoing ability of a CNA to maintain, update and demonstrate sufficient
knowledge, skills and qualifications necessary to practice safely and ethically
in the designated role and setting in accordance with the role of the CNA. A
CNA achieves continuing competency through employment in the CNA role and
continuing education.
(e)
"Continuing education" refers to learning experiences obtained after initial
licensure or certification and designed to augment the knowledge and skills of
nurses and CNAs and enrich their contributions to quality health care and the
pursuit of nursing career goals.
(f) "Equivalent" means equal to
or exceeding the requirements as stated in these Board rules.
(g) "GAPRN" means Graduate Advanced Practice
Registered Nurse.
(h) "GN" means
Graduate Nurse.
(i) "GNA" means
Graduate Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide.
(j) "GPN" means Graduate Practical
Nurse.
(k) "GVN" means Graduate
Vocational Nurse.
(l) "Home state"
means the party state which is the nurse's primary state of
residence.
(m) "IV" means
intravenous.
(n) "IV-C" means
intravenous certified.
(o)
"Multistate license" means a license to practice as a RN or LPN/VN issued by a
home state licensing board that authorizes the licensed nurse to practice in
all party states under a privilege to practice.
(p) "NATCEP" means Nurse Aide Training and
Competency Evaluation Program.
(q)
"NLC" means the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact enacted on March 1, 2016. The
NLC is a mutual recognition model of nurse licensure that allows a nurse to
have one license, issued by the state in which the nurse claims primary
residence, to practice in all states entered into the NLC. An applicant must
meet all of the NLC Uniform Licensure Requirements to be eligible for a
multistate license.
(r) "Party
state" means any state that has adopted the NLC.
(s) "Primary state of residence" means the
state in which the licensee resides when applying for a multistate
license.
(t) "Privilege to
practice" means a legal authorization associated with a multistate license
permitting the practice of nursing as either a RN or LPN/VN in a remote
state.
(u) "Refresher course" means
a planned nursing education program approved by the Board relating to basic
review of current nursing practice, nursing theory and skills, and specifically
planned for nurses who have not been engaged in active nursing practice and are
preparing for re-entry into active nursing practice.
(v) "Remote state" means a party state, other
than the home state.
(w) "Renewal
cycle" means the period for meeting competency for renewal of licensure or
certification which is from January 1st of every odd year to December 31st of
every even year.
(x) "Single state
license" means a nursing license issued by a party state that
authorizes practice only within the issuing state and does not include a
multistate licensure privilege to practice in any other party state.
(y) "SBTPE" means State Board Test Pool
Examination. An examination which preceded NCLEX to test the competency of a
person to perform safely as a newly licensed nurse.
(z) "Uniform Licensure Requirements" means
the requirements for an applicant to obtain or retain a multistate license in
the home state.
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