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KY Board of Nursing receives National Achievement Award

Board citations include first in nation mandatory internship program. Board Membership includes current, former Westlake Primary Care, Columbia, KY practitioners

Based on Commonwealth News Center story
The Kentucky Board of Nursing, whose president is from Glasgow and whose membership includes Columbia Nurse Practitioner Dr. Elizabeth Partin and former Columbia practitioner Patricia Birchfield, was recently awarded the Regulatory Achievement Award at the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN(R)) 2008 Delegate Assembly.

Kentucky Board of Nursing members are: Jimmy Isenberg, Glasgow, KY, President, Vice President, Sally Baxter, Maysville; Secretary, Carol Komara, Lexington; Financial Officer, Anne Veno, Crestwood; Patricia Birchfield, Lexington, Christe Coe, Louisville; Ann Fultz, Ashland; Jann Gilliam, Annville; Cheryl Hickman, Pikeville; Melda Sue Logan, Jeff; Susan Mudd, Bardstown; Beth Partin, Columbia; Deborah Phillips, Louisville; Sonia Rudolph, Louisville; and Gail Wise, Mays Lick. The Executive Director of KBN is Charlotte Beason.



The Regulatory Achievement Award recognizes the member board that has made an identifiable, significant contribution to the purpose of NCSBN in promoting public policy related to the safe and effective practice of nursing in the interest of public welfare.

The Kentucky Board of Nursing's leadership is reflected in its progressive regulatory initiatives:
  • The Kentucky Board was the first in the nation to implement a mandatory Clinical Nurse Internship requirement of 120 hours supervised practice in order to qualify for licensure as a new graduate
  • The Board was awarded NCSBN's first contract for its implementation of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) under a grant from HRSA's Office for the Advancement of Telehealth
  • The Board successfully implemented many innovative programs such as a sexual assault nurse examiner program and the alternative to discipline for substance abuse program (KARE), which was opened to out of state participants upon its entry into the Nurse Licensure Compact
  • n 2006, the Board implemented mandatory online license renewal with the impressive result of 99.4 percent of all nurses in the state utilizing the process in the first year
  • This Board acted to expand the LPN scope of practice in response to critical patient care needs evidenced across the state. This action was taken in collaboration with both education programs and health care managers
NCSBN is a not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four United States territories. The purpose of NCSBN is to provide an organization through which boards of nursing act and counsel together on matters of common interest and concern affecting the public health, safety and welfare, including the development of licensing examinations in nursing.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc. (NCSBN) is a not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the 50 states, the District of Columbia and four U.S. territories.


This story was posted on 2008-08-26 04:52:00
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