Nurse Practitioner
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice registered nurse who meets Board education and certification requirements and possesses additional advanced practice educational preparation and skills in physical diagnosis, psycho-social assessment, and management of health-illness needs in primary care, and/or acute care.
The BRN issues a furnishing number to a NP that allows them to "order" or furnish drugs and devices to patients using approved standardized procedures. The drugs or devices are furnished or ordered by a NP in accordance with standardized procedures or protocols developed by the NP and the supervising physician and surgeon when the drugs or devices furnished or ordered are consistent with the practitioner’s educational preparation or for which clinical competency has been established and maintained.
In order to furnish Schedule II controlled substances, NPs must complete the required pharmacological content, including risks of addiction associated with their use in a nurse practitioner program and shall register with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
Resources:
- Nursing Practice Act, Article 8 (Nurse Practitioners) - Business and Professions Code Sections 2834-2837
- Nurse Practice Act, Article 8.5 Advance Practice Registered Nurses (AB 890 – 103 and 104NP working without standardized procedures) – Business and Professions Code Sections 2837.100-2837.105
- Business and Professions Code Section 2725
- California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 14, Article 8. Nurse Practitioners
- California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 14, Article 7. Standardized Procedure Guidelines
- An Explanation of Standardized Procedure Requirements for Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Standardized Procedure Guidelines
- FAQs CARES Act of 2020
Related Links:
- Nurse Practitioner Practice
- FAQs Regarding Nurse Practitioner Practice
- Explanation of RN Scope of Practice and Nurse Practitioner Practice
- AB 890 Nurse Practitioners: Scope of Practice: Practice Without Standardized Procedures
- General Instructions and Application Requirements for the:
- CURES
- Nurse Practitioner Programs
- Advisory/Ad Hoc Committees
Nurse Practitioner-Specific Reports:
- Status of the Office of Professional Examination Services (OPES) AB 890 Nurse Practitioners Project
- Occupational Analysis of the Nurse Practitioner Practice and Practice Specialties
- Review of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification (ACNPC-AG) Examination
- Review of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (AGACNP-BC) Examination
- Review of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (AGPCNP-BC) Examination
- Review of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certification (PMHNP-BC) Examination
- Review of the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certification Examination (FNP-BC)
- Review of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care (CPNP-PC) Examination
- Review of the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care (CPNP-AC) Examination
Other Resources:
- California Association for Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- National Council State Boards of Nursing APRN Consensus Model
- National Council State Boards of Nursing NP Independent Practice Map
- National Council State Boards of Nursing NP Independent Prescribing Map
Historical Documents:
- 2017 Survey of Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse-Midwives and Brochure
- 2010 Survey of Nurse Practitioners and Certified Nurse-Midwives
- Nurse Practitioners in Long-Term Care Settings (2011)
- Medi-Cal Billing Certified Nurse Practitioner Nationally Certified in a Specialty (2007)
- Nurse-Midwives and Nurse Practitioners May Furnish Drugs and Devises in Their Solo Practice (2003)
- Restraint and Seclusion Orders By Nurse Practitioners (2001)
BPC 2725 (e): No state agency other than the board may define or interpret the practice of nursing for those licensed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, or develop standardized procedures or protocols pursuant to this chapter, unless so authorized by this chapter, or specifically required under state or federal statute. “State agency” includes every state office, officer, department, division, bureau, board, authority, and commission.