2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 71-1,132.08 — Board of Nursing; members; qualifications.

Section 71-1,132.08
Board of Nursing; members; qualifications.

(1) Each licensed practical nurse educator on the board shall (a) be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state, (b) have graduated with a baccalaureate degree in nursing or a related field of study, (c) have had a minimum of three years' experience in administration, teaching, or consultation in practical nurse education, and (d) be currently employed as a practical nurse educator.

(2) Each associate degree or diploma nurse educator on the board and the baccalaureate nurse educator on the board shall (a) be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state, (b) have graduated with a master's degree in nursing, (c) have had a minimum of five years' experience in administration, teaching, or consultation in nursing education, and (d) be currently employed in the field being represented.

(3) Each staff nurse on the board shall (a) be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state, (b) have had a minimum of five years' experience in nursing, and (c) be currently employed as a staff nurse in the provision of patient care services.

(4) Each nursing service administrator on the board shall (a) be a registered nurse currently licensed in the state, (b) have had a minimum of five years' experience in nursing service administration, and (c) be currently employed in such field.

(5) Each licensed practical nurse member shall (a) have completed at least four years of high school study, (b) be licensed as a licensed practical nurse in this state, (c) have obtained a certificate or diploma from a state-approved practical nursing program, (d) have been actively engaged in practical nursing for at least five years, and (e) be currently employed in the provision of patient care services as a licensed practical nurse in the state.

(6) Each consumer member shall (a) not have been involved in providing health care services in this state for at least three years prior to his or her appointment, (b) be of voting age, and (c) be a resident of the state.

(7) The advanced practice registered nurse on the board shall (a) have a minimum of five years' experience as, (b) be currently employed as, and (c) be licensed as an advanced practice registered nurse.

(8) For purposes of this section, current employment means having practiced no less than two thousand hours in the two years preceding appointment.

Source:

Laws 1953, c. 245, § 4(2), p. 838

Laws 1955, c. 272, § 4, p. 857

Laws 1975, LB 422, § 5

Laws 1988, LB 1100, § 38

Laws 1994, LB 1223, § 16

Laws 1995, LB 563, § 12

Laws 1996, LB 414, § 5

Laws 2000, LB 1115, § 16

Laws 2005, LB 256, § 26

Annotations:

The Board of Nursing has power to deny a license upon proof applicant is guilty of unprofessional conduct, and upon review de novo district court may not substitute its own judgment on that issue. Scott v. State ex rel. Board of Nursing, 196 Neb. 681, 244 N.W.2d 683 (1976).

~Revised Statutes Supplement, 2006