Oklahoma 2020 Book of Reports

2020 Oklahoma Nurses Association
OBN NURSING EDUCATION AND NURSING
PRACTICE ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Submitted by: Shelly Wells, PhD, MBA, MS, APRN-CNS, ANEF
The Nursing Education and Nursing Practice Advisory Committee (NENPAC) of the Oklahoma
Board of Nursing met twice since our last report. This committee consists of nurses engaged
in practice, education, and administration at all levels. The committee is charged with the
review of existing Board practice guidelines and rules to assure that best practice is followed.
Recommendations are forwarded to the Oklahoma Board of Nursing members for final approval.
The OBN website is updated after final approval is received.
This year, the committee voted to revise two practice guidelines as follows:
P#22: Placement of Nasogastric Tubes by Registered Nurses in Post Bariatric or Anatomy Altered
(Upper Gastrointestinal tract and Stomach) Surgical Patients. References were updated, and
language was added that "the nasogastric tubes are made of various materials and vary in diameter
and length."
P#14: Patient Assessment Guidelines: The references for this guideline were updated.
Other guidelines that were reviewed with no changes recommended included:
Meeting Requirements for Continuing Qualifications for Practice for License Renewal Guidelines
Employment of Nursing Students or Non-Licensed Graduates Guidelines
Determining Appropriate Faculty to Student Ratios in the Clinical Area in Board-Approved Nursing
Education Programs Guidelines
Nursing Competencies by Educational Level: Guidelines for Nursing Practice and Education in
Oklahoma
The customary summer meeting of the NENPAC did not meet due to the COVID-19 situation.
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