[NPInfo] BON visits- institutional dysfunction in N.C.

[Paula Sumner]

Dave,
   Here is a link to the letter we NPs received, and to the checklist to follow,
  paula
   
  http://www.ncbon.com/content.aspx?id=1332

David Mittman <dmittman at comcast.net> wrote:
  Mike: Just so I know, and you have to speak slow so I get it.....
Who actually visits NPs? The BOM or BON or either depending on the wind.
Joint Boards are weird.
Another question would they ever really come down on people for
insignificant things or at least do they only look for things that are
really upsetting the applecart?
Trying my best to learn,
Dave


On 11/6/07 8:42 PM, "Michael B Marks, FNP" wrote:

> Actually the language states that they will give 24 hour notice and TRY to
> schedule at a convenient time and it may be a medical board rep OR nursing
> board. Here is the exact language: "These reviews will be conducted by
> mail or by site visits by the Medical Board, the Board of Nursing or both
> agencies. For site visits, at least a 24 hour notice will be given before
> the nurse practitioner is visited by a boatrd staff member, and every effort
> will be made to accommodate the schedule of the nurse practitioner."
> 
> It ain't good.
> Michael
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paula Sumner" 
> To: "NP Info" 
> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 7:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] BON visits- institutional dysfunction in N.C.
> 
> 
>> Actually, they are protecting us from surprise visits by the BOM
>> investigators, and are try to assert autonomy over nurses--the docs hate
>> this. The BON can control the number of visits made per year now, and
>> control for individual practice idiosynchronies, and make the visits known
>> in advance. Of course, this is being done for public safety.!!!!!!!!!!
>> paula
>> 
>> Calif NP wrote:
>> So then, the Doctors of N.C. have their little BSN'er fascist
>> collaborators
>> who do their dirty work looking for little hypertechnical 'gotchas' to try
>> to burn 'Nurses' who are so uppity as to try to practice medicine?!
>> Wouldn't their talents as RNs be better used providing education to the
>> public about healthy lifestyle choices, combating domestic violence, etc.
>> ?
>> 
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From:
>> To: "NP Info"
>> Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:41 PM
>> Subject: RE: [NPInfo] BON visits
>>> Dena,
>>> It is because in our backasswards state, the Medical Board rules.
>> PHysician supervisory statutes are virtually identical for NP's and PA's.
>> The actual auditing (and potential disciplinary actions) is the function
>> of
>> the NC Medical Board. There is a joint committee of the BON and the
>> Medical
>> Board but it appears to me that our nursing members are ineffectual in
>> promoting our cause. So, the "they" in Paula's post is the medical board.
>>> Regards,
>>> Michael
>>> ---- Dena wrote:
>>>> Paula--
>>>> Why on earth would the BON be auditing PAs????????
>>>> Dena Galler
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: npinfo-bounces at nurse.net [mailto:npinfo-bounces at nurse.net] On
>> Behalf
>>>> Of Paula Sumner
>>>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 6:57 PM
>>>> To: NP Info; np-clinical at nurse.net
>>>> Subject: Re: [NPInfo] BON visits
>> 
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