October 2024 – September 2025
It is my honor to represent the Oklahoma Nurses Association on the OBN Nursing Education and Nursing Practice Advisory Committee (NENPAC). NENPAC meets three times a year to review the Board’s rules and practice guidelines on a rotating basis and make recommendations to the Board for any changes or practice updates. The rules and guidelines are reviewed regularly. Some of these recommendations include evidence-based changes to the rules and guidelines while other recommendations are the addition of updated sources to support the rules/guidelines. These recommendations are sent to the Full Board for their approval at their scheduled meetings.
Since the last report to the ONA, the Board of Nursing has approved the following rules and guidelines sent to them by NENPAC. It is to be noted that the only guideline that had major revision was the Nursing Competencies by Educational Level: Guidelines for Nursing Practice and Education in Oklahoma.
- Licensure Verification of Nursing License #OBN-02 3.4.1.2.
- Policy on Names #OBN-03 3.4.1.3.
- Nursing Practice Opinion Requests Procedure #P-01 3.4.1.4.
- Limited Obstetric Ultrasound and Limited Ultrasound in a Reproductive Medicine Setting Exams Performed by RN Guidelines #P-13
- Employment of Nursing Students or Non-Licensed Graduates Guidelines #E-04 3.5.1.2.
- Information for Bulletins and Catalogues of Nursing Education Programs #E-05 3.5.1.3.
- Determining Appropriate Faculty to Student Ratios in the Clinical Area in Board-Approved Nursing Education Programs Guidelines #E-09 3.5.1.4.
- Nursing Competencies by Educational Level: Guidelines for Nursing Practice and Education in Oklahoma #P-21
You are encouraged to check out all practice guidelines on the OBN website regularly as it is possible it could impact your practice! https://oklahoma.gov/nursing/about.html
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Vision: “Making a difference in the lives of women and Newborns.” Our members are committed to the health of women and newborns.
Strategic Goals:
- DIVERSITY: Promote diversity and inclusion in our organization and profession.
- AWARENESS: Advocate for critical issues that impact nursing care to women and newborns while developing collaborations with other communities and organizations.
- COMMITMENT TO MEMBERS: Maximize the member experience
- KNOWLEDGE: Advance AWHONN as the trusted leader in research, education, and evidence- based practice.
- INFRASTRUCTURE: Invest in people, technology, and facilities to advance the mission of the organization.
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AWHONN membership is representative of over 350,000 nurses in the US and Canada. Oklahoma includes over 350 members. There are many levels of membership to include Full member, E-membership, student member, and Emeritus membership.
AWHONN provides members with the opportunity to serve on local and state committees as well as the following committees at the national level:
- Convention Program Committee
- Development Committee
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- FHM Task Force
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