Im a licensed Advanced Practice Registered Nurse with prescriptive authority. Is my annual CE audit different than a Registered Nurse?
APRNs can be selected for either the regular CE audit or the separate Pharmacology CE audit. Board rules LAC XLVII.4513.D.5 states: Continued Competency for Prescriptive Authority. Each year an APRN with prescriptive authority shall obtain six contact hours of continuing education in pharmacotherapeutics in their category and area of specialization. Documentation of completion of the continuing education contact hours required for prescriptive authority shall be submitted at the request of the board in a random audit procedure at the time of the APRN’s license renewal. In order for the continuing education program to be approved by the board, the program shall: a. be provided by a board approved national certifying organization or provider approved by the board; b. include content relevant to advanced practice nursing and the use of pharmacological agents in the prevention of illness, and the restoration and maintenance of health An APRN selected for the regular CE audit would provide
APRNs can be selected for either the regular CE audit or the separate Pharmacology CE audit. Board rules LAC XLVII.4513.D.5 states: Continued Competency for Prescriptive Authority. Each year an APRN with prescriptive authority shall obtain six contact hours of continuing education in pharmacotherapeutics in their category and area of specialization. Documentation of completion of the continuing education contact hours required for prescriptive authority shall be submitted at the request of the board in a random audit procedure at the time of the APRN’s license renewal. In order for the continuing education program to be approved by the board, the program shall: a. be provided by a board approved national certifying organization or provider approved by the board; b. include content relevant to advanced practice nursing and the use of pharmacological agents in the prevention of illness, and the restoration and maintenance of health An APRN selected for the regular CE audit would provide
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