Advanced Practice Registered Nurses
- Certified Nurse Midwife Practice and Prescriptive Authority
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Physician relationship required.
Collaboration means a process and relationship in which a CNM works together with other health professionals to deliver health care within the scope of practice of certified nurse midwifery. The collaborative relationship between the physician and the nurse midwife shall be subject to the control and regulation of the board. A practice agreement shall be constructed which defines the practice setting and medical functions to be performed. The practice agreement should include their prescriptive authority. Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-609 and Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-611
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- Nurse Practitioner Practice and Prescriptive Authority
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Transition to independent practice and prescribing period required.
To practice as an NP, an individual who holds or has held a license as a NP in Nebraska or in another state shall submit to the Division of Public Health of the Department of Health and Human Services a transition-to-practice agreement or evidence of completion of 2,000 hours of practice as a NP that have been completed under a transition-to-practice agreement, under a collaborative agreement, under an integrated practice agreement, through independent practice, or under any combination of such agreements and practice. Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2322
An NP may prescribe medications that fall within their scope of practice. Neb. Rev. Stat. §38-2315
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- Nurse Practitioner Authority to Sign POLST Forms
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Nebraska does not have laws or regulations around POLST. Please see the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services website for more information on advance directives.
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- Nurse Practitioner as a Primary Care Provider
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NPs are not explicitly recognized in state policy as primary care providers.
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