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Contents: Board Meetings & Schedule | Board Members & Staff | Highlights From Board Meetings | Continuing Education | Address Change | Series 1 Proposed Rule Changes | Discipline RENEWALS DUE FOR 2000 LICENSE
RENEWAL FORMS FOR THE 2000 LICENSE were mailed to all registered professional nurses holding an active license in September, 1999. If you have not received a renewal, contact the office immediately to obtain one. You may also download a renewal from the web site www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn. If you have mailed in your renewal and have not received a license within 10 business days, contact this office to check on the location of the license. Many renewals and licenses are returned due to an insufficient address. The law requires registered professional nurses to maintain a current address with the Board office. Mail will not be forwarded by the Post Office. The Board office observes State holidays and any additional days off granted by the Governor. Current holidays scheduled are December 24, 1999 and December 31, 1999. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS are reportable this renewal period. Answers to common questions about Continuing Education may be found in the green brochure provided with the 1999 license and on the web site www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn. Generally, an individual licensed as a registered professional nurse since January 1, 1997 is required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education. Individuals licensed for the first time between January 1, 1997 and June 30, 1998 are required to complete 12 contact hours of Continuing Education. Individuals licensed for the first time between July 1, 1998 and December 31, 1999 are exempt from the continuing education requirements. Series 11 on page 77 of the Code book (gray book) provides complete information about the Continuing Education requirements. BOARD MEETING DATES 2000 - 2001
Board meetings are held in a conference room in the office building at 101 Dee Drive, Suite 102 , Charleston, WV. If you are interested in attending a Board meeting, please contact the office at (304) 558-3596 so we may assure adequate seating. HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOARD MEETINGS June 14-16, 1999 RENEWAL FORMS FOR THE 2000 LICENSE were mailed to all registered professional nurses holding an active license in September, 1999. If you have not received a renewal, contact the office immediately to obtain one. You may also download a renewal from the web site www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn. If you have mailed in your renewal and have not received a license within 10 business days, contact this office to check on the location of the license. Many renewals and licenses are returned due to an insufficient address. The law requires registered professional nurses to maintain a current address with the Board office. Mail will not be forwarded by the Post Office. The Board office observes State holidays and any additional days off granted by the Governor. Current holidays scheduled are December 24, 1999 and December 31, 1999. CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS are reportable this renewal period. Answers to common questions about Continuing Education may be found in the green brochure provided with the 1999 license and on the web site www.state.wv.us/nurses/rn. Generally, an individual licensed as a registered professional nurse since January 1, 1997 is required to complete 30 contact hours of continuing education. Individuals licensed for the first time between January 1, 1997 and June 30, 1998 are required to complete 12 contact hours of Continuing Education. Individuals licensed for the first time between July 1, 1998 and December 31, 1999 are exempt from the continuing education requirements. Series 11 on page 77 of the Code book (gray book) provides complete information about the Continuing Education requirements. BOARD MEETING DATES 2000 - 2001
Board meetings are held in a conference room in the office building at 101 Dee Drive, Charleston, WV. If you are interested in attending a Board meeting, please contact the office at (304) 558-3596 so we may assure adequate seating. HIGHLIGHTS FROM BOARD MEETINGS June 14-16, 1999
August 4, 1999
ADDRESS CHANGE
The law requires each registered professional nurse to maintain a current address with the Board office. To accomplish this, send in writing, your previous address, new address, name and license number. You may also send the change by e-mail to westvirginiarn@ncsbn.org. SERIES 1 PROPOSED RULE CHANGES FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS ARE THE MAIN focus of the proposed rule changes to WVSCR19 Series 1. There are minor changes throughout the rule, however, the major change related specifically to faculty qualifications. The Board modified the rule after receiving comments from the Legislative Rule Making Review Committee in September and October. The revisions make the Board's intent of the revision clearer. The pertinent part of the rule is provided below. If you desire a complete copy of the rule as submitted to the Secretary of State, you may contact that office at (304) 558-6000. The proposed change in pertinent part is as follows: 11.1. Nursing faculty members, both full and part-time, shall be academically and professionally qualified and shall: 11.1.a. Have a graduate degree with a major in nursing: 11.1.a.1.A Have a bachelor degree with a major in nursing and are admitted and enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major in nursing within one (1) year of employment in the faculty position; 11.1.a.1.B. Have a bachelor degree with a major in nursing and are only employed part-time solely for the purposes or working with students in lab and clinical settings, or; 11.1.a.1.C. Have qualifications other than those set forth in this subsection which are acceptable to the board. 11.1.2. Have evidence of current experience in nursing practice and education; and 11.1.3. Have credentials which verify status as a registered professional nurse in West Virginia. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS RELATED TO LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES This information is provided to registered professional nurses since the relationship between the LPN and RN is established in the legal definition of the practice of the Licensed Practical Nurse which states: The term "practical nursing" means the performance for compensation of selected nursing acts in the care of the ill, injured or infirm under the direction of a registered professional nurse or licensed physician or a licensed dentist and not requiring the substantial specialized skill, judgement and knowledge required in professional nursing (Code of WV 30-7A-1) DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN BY LPN BOARD The following are disciplinary actions involving licensees taken by the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses for publication in the R.N. Newsletter CONSENT AGREEMENTS: Sharon Taylor, License No. 21500; Probation 1 year; April 21, 1999 Rebecca Clifford, License No. 16811 Reprimand; April 26, 1999 Kimberly Komorowski, License No. 13937; Suspension 90 days then Probation 2 years; April 26, 1999 April Stout, License No. 19818 Monetary Penalty $120 and 1.2 contact hours;May 6, 1999 Ashley Murray, License No. 22908 Reprimand; May 18, 1999 Donna Spears, License No. 10900 Monetary Penalty $340; May 24, 1999 Cassandra Lawson, License No. 16348 Monetary Penalty $340; June 15, 1999 Cathy Shumate, License No. 22763 Probation 2 years; June 16, 1999 Anna Tinney, License No. 22243 Probation 2 years; June 16, 1999 Shannon Selvage, License No. 22045; Probation 3 years; July 12, 1999 Terri Simpson, License No. 13413 Reprimand; July 12, 1999 Robert Bailey, License No. 23008 Probation 1 year; July 14, 1999 Kathy Shatley, License No. 08705; Monetary Penalty $200 and 10 contact hours; July 15, 1999 Darrin Criss, License No. 22479 Reprimand; August 4, 1999 VOLUNTARY SURRENDER: Alice Wilson, License No. 21459 Voluntary Surrender effective July 13, 1999 REINSTATEMENTS: Jennifer Walls-Napier, License No. 21845; From 90 days Suspension to 2 years Probation; August 14, 1998 Gloria Slack, License No. 19469; From 1 year Probation to full status; August 19, 1998 Angela Meinke, License No. 18364 From 30 days Suspension to 1 year Probation; February 15, 1999 Lawrence Rood, License No. 13633 From 60 days Suspension to 2 years Probation; March 15, 1999 Donna Hoffman, License No. 13082 From 60 days Suspension to 1 year Probation; March 15, 1999 Kumar Lambert, License No. 20681 From 3 months Suspension to 2 years Probation; May 11, 1999 Drema Lunsford, License No. 16185; From 1 year Probation to full status; May 12, 1999 Susan Shreve-Galloway, License No. 19945; From 1 year Probation to full status; June 17, 1999 Deborah Higginbotham, License No. 16803; From 3 years Probation to full status; June 23, 1999 T. Candie McGurgan, License No. 22130; From 1 year Probation to full status; July 15, 1999 Michelle Lavery, License No. 19296; From 1 year Probation to full status; July 21, 1999 Kimberly Komorowski, License No. 13937; From 90 days Suspension to 2 years Probation; July 26, 1999 Judith Combs, License No. 04044; From 2 years Probation to full status; August 4, 1999 DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN BY THE RN BOARD Reinstated to Unencumbered Status 56360 Eldonna Washington 8-4-99 40698 Delana Boggess 8-4-99 44278 Larry Gonzales 6-14-99 36036 David Christian 6-14-99 31669 Valerie Hunt 6-14-99 43218 Linda Shillingburg 6-14-99 41896 Tina Jefferson 6-15-99 30541 Pamela Daugherty 6-15-99 36667 Linda Grim 6-15-99 PROBATION Exam App. Donna Hoffman 6 months 7-13-99 16161 Kittie Klein 2 years 7-21-99 31852 Janet Lalich 1 year 7-13-99 46046 Regina Reynolds 6 months 8-2-99 33918 Diana Lynn 3 years 3-18-99 Exam App. Carrie Jo Posker 1 year 8-12-99 17890 Francis Austin 3 months 4-19-99 26897 Emma Bertram 3 years 6-2-99 44313 Beverly Haynes 3 years 7-13-99 Endorse App. Lori Johnson-Miller 1 year 7-13-99 41191 David Lee Richards 6 months 8-2-99 VOLUNTARY SURRENDER 39256 Sally Lynn Johnson 6 months 7-21-99 SUSPENSION 37823 Margaret Burnaska 3-18-99 53208 Katherine Knotts 4-13-99 REPRIMANDS 14792 Nellie Taylor 6-14-99 50499 Melissa Taylor Butler 6-22-99 42001 Linda Stickler 8-2-99 56588 Else Winter 8-2-99 ADDITIONAL RELATED MATTERS DISMISSALS - 24 LICENSES DENIED - 2 CONSENT AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS - 4 CONSENT AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS DENIED - 3 APPLICATIONS APPROVED (EXAM AND ENDORSEMENTS) - 85 SPECIAL NOTICE OF CORRECTION In the May, 1999 RN Newsletter, page 3, under the heading "Disciplinary Action Against Registered Nurses from July, 1998 through March , 1999", and the subheading REPRIMANDS is listed the name of Ann Walls, license number 51313. This listing is in error. The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses has not issued a reprimand against the license of Ann Walls, license number 51313. We apologize for this error. BOARD MEMBERS President: Patsy Haslam, MPH, EdD, RN Secretary: Diana Boyle, MSN, RN-CS, FNP Members: Emily McDowell, RN-CS, MSN, EdD Pamela Alderman, MSN, RN Barbara Bales Stevens, MSN, EdD, RN Judy Nystrom, Public Member BOARD STAFF Laura Skidmore Rhodes, MSN, RN...Executive Secretary Cyndy R. Haynes, MSN, RN...Assistant Executive Secretary, Education and Licensure Alice R. Faucett Carter, JD...Assistant Executive Secretary, Discipline Marty Alston...Office Assistant II Melanie Bush Lawson...Paralegal/Investigator Doris J. Mickles...Secretary I Margaret Weinberger...Data Entry Coordinator The law requires each registered professional nurse to maintain a current address with the Board office. To accomplish this, send in writing, your previous address, new address, name and license number. You may also send the change by e-mail to westvirginiarn@ncsbn.org. SERIES 1 PROPOSED RULE CHANGES FACULTY QUALIFICATIONS ARE THE MAIN focus of the proposed rule changes to WVSCR19 Series 1. There are minor changes throughout the rule, however, the major change related specifically to faculty qualifications. The Board modified the rule after receiving comments from the Legislative Rule Making Review Committee in September and October. The revisions make the Board's intent of the revision clearer. The pertinent part of the rule is provided below. If you desire a complete copy of the rule as submitted to the Secretary of State, you may contact that office at (304) 558-6000. The proposed change in pertinent part is as follows: 11.1. Nursing faculty members, both full and part-time, shall be academically and professionally qualified and shall: 11.1.a. Have a graduate degree with a major in nursing: 11.1.a.1.A Have a bachelor degree with a major in nursing and are admitted and enrolled in a graduate degree program with a major in nursing within one (1) year of employment in the faculty position; 11.1.a.1.B. Have a bachelor degree with a major in nursing and are only employed part-time solely for the purposes or working with students in lab and clinical settings, or; 11.1.a.1.C. Have qualifications other than those set forth in this subsection which are acceptable to the board. 11.1.2. Have evidence of current experience in nursing practice and education; and 11.1.3. Have credentials which verify status as a registered professional nurse in West Virginia.
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS RELATED TO LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSES This information is provided to registered professional nurses since the relationship between the LPN and RN is established in the legal definition of the practice of the Licensed Practical Nurse which states: The term "practical nursing" means the performance for compensation of selected nursing acts in the care of the ill, injured or infirm under the direction of a registered professional nurse or licensed physician or a licensed dentist and not requiring the substantial specialized skill, judgement and knowledge required in professional nursing (Code of WV 30-7A-1)
DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS TAKEN BY LPN BOARD The following are disciplinary actions involving licensees taken by the West Virginia State Board of Examiners for Licensed Practical Nurses for publication in the R.N. Newsletter CONSENT AGREEMENTS:
Sharon Taylor, License No. 21500; Probation 1 year; April 21, 1999 Rebecca Clifford, License No. 16811 Reprimand; April 26, 1999 Kimberly Komorowski, License No. 13937; Suspension 90 days then Probation 2 years; April 26, 1999 April Stout, License No. 19818 Monetary Penalty $120 and 1.2 contact hours;May 6, 1999 Ashley Murray, License No. 22908 Reprimand; May 18, 1999 Donna Spears, License No. 10900 Monetary Penalty $340; May 24, 1999 Cassandra Lawson, License No. 16348 Monetary Penalty $340; June 15, 1999 Cathy Shumate, License No. 22763 Probation 2 years; June 16, 1999 Anna Tinney, License No. 22243 Probation 2 years; June 16, 1999 Shannon Selvage, License No. 22045; Probation 3 years; July 12, 1999 Terri Simpson, License No. 13413 Reprimand; July 12, 1999 Robert Bailey, License No. 23008 Probation 1 year; July 14, 1999 Kathy Shatley, License No. 08705; Monetary Penalty $200 and 10 contact hours; July 15, 1999 Darrin Criss, License No. 22479 Reprimand; August 4, 1999 VOLUNTARY SURRENDER: Alice Wilson, License No. 21459 Voluntary Surrender effective July 13, 1999 REINSTATEMENTS: Jennifer Walls-Napier, License No. 21845; From 90 days Suspension to 2 years Probation; August 14, 1998 Gloria Slack, License No. 19469; From 1 year Probation to full status; August 19, 1998 Angela Meinke, License No. 18364 From 30 days Suspension to 1 year Probation; February 15, 1999 Lawrence Rood, License No. 13633 From 60 days Suspension to 2 years Probation; March 15, 1999 Donna Hoffman, License No. 13082 From 60 days Suspension to 1 year Probation; March 15, 1999 Kumar Lambert, License No. 20681 From 3 months Suspension to 2 years Probation; May 11, 1999 Drema Lunsford, License No. 16185; From 1 year Probation to full status; May 12, 1999 Susan Shreve-Galloway, License No. 19945; From 1 year Probation to full status; June 17, 1999 Deborah Higginbotham, License No. 16803; From 3 years Probation to full status; June 23, 1999 T. Candie McGurgan, License No. 22130; From 1 year Probation to full status; July 15, 1999 Michelle Lavery, License No. 19296; From 1 year Probation to full status; July 21, 1999 Kimberly Komorowski, License No. 13937; From 90 days Suspension to 2 years Probation; July 26, 1999 Judith Combs, License No. 04044; From 2 years Probation to full status; August 4, 1999 DISCIPLINARY ACTION TAKEN BY THE RN BOARD Reinstated to Unencumbered Status
56360 Eldonna Washington 8-4-99 40698 Delana Boggess 8-4-99 44278 Larry Gonzales 6-14-99 36036 David Christian 6-14-99 31669 Valerie Hunt 6-14-99 43218 Linda Shillingburg 6-14-99 41896 Tina Jefferson 6-15-99 30541 Pamela Daugherty 6-15-99 36667 Linda Grim 6-15-99 PROBATION Exam App. Donna Hoffman 6 months 7-13-99 16161 Kittie Klein 2 years 7-21-99 31852 Janet Lalich 1 year 7-13-99 46046 Regina Reynolds 6 months 8-2-99 33918 Diana Lynn 3 years 3-18-99 Exam App. Carrie Jo Posker 1 year 8-12-99 17890 Francis Austin 3 months 4-19-99 26897 Emma Bertram 3 years 6-2-99 44313 Beverly Haynes 3 years 7-13-99 Endorse App. Lori Johnson-Miller 1 year 7-13-99 41191 David Lee Richards 6 months 8-2-99 VOLUNTARY SURRENDER 39256 Sally Lynn Johnson 6 months 7-21-99 SUSPENSION 37823 Margaret Burnaska 3-18-99 53208 Katherine Knotts 4-13-99 REPRIMANDS 14792 Nellie Taylor 6-14-99 50499 Melissa Taylor Butler 6-22-99 42001 Linda Stickler 8-2-99 56588 Else Winter 8-2-99 ADDITIONAL RELATED MATTERS DISMISSALS - 24 LICENSES DENIED - 2 CONSENT AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS - 4 CONSENT AGREEMENT MODIFICATIONS DENIED - 3 APPLICATIONS APPROVED (EXAM AND ENDORSEMENTS) - 85 SPECIAL NOTICE OF CORRECTION In the May, 1999 RN Newsletter, page 3, under the heading "Disciplinary Action Against Registered Nurses from July, 1998 through March , 1999", and the subheading REPRIMANDS is listed the name of Ann Walls, license number 51313. This listing is in error. The West Virginia Board of Examiners for Registered Professional Nurses has not issued a reprimand against the license of Ann Walls, license number 51313. We apologize for this error. BOARD MEMBERS President: Patsy Haslam, MPH, EdD, RN Secretary: Diana Boyle, MSN, RN-CS, FNP Members: Emily McDowell, RN-CS, MSN, EdD Pamela Alderman, MSN, RN Barbara Bales Stevens, MSN, EdD, RN Judy Nystrom, Public Member BOARD STAFF Laura Skidmore Rhodes, MSN, RN...Executive Secretary Cyndy R. Haynes, MSN, RN...Assistant Executive Secretary, Education and Licensure Alice R. Faucett Carter, JD...Assistant Executive Secretary, Discipline Marty Alston...Office Assistant II Melanie Bush Lawson...Paralegal/Investigator Doris J. Mickles...Secretary I Margaret Weinberger...Data Entry Coordinator Print View Site Map |