Scope of Practice Committee

Next Regular Meeting

February

11

Tuesday
12:00pm

SOP Committee Meeting - Feb. 11, 2025

Agenda

Meeting agendas are posted at least 24 hours before the meeting.

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Upcoming Workgroups

No workgroups currently scheduled.

Purpose

The purpose of the Scope of Practice Committee is to draw together a diverse membership, including but not limited to staff, nurses, administrators, and faculty members, which represent various healthcare settings throughout the state. The Committee responds to questions regarding scope of practice which are assigned by the Board, or which arise when questions are received from the public. Issues relating to LPNs and RNs are addressed in the Scope of Practice Committee. (Nursing Assistant issues are referred to the Scope of Practice Consultant).

Examples of the committee's work can be found under Advisory Opinions & Position Statements, i.e. statements developed by the committee and approved by the Board. Advisory Opinions/Position Statements are developed to guide nursing practice in relation to a specific nursing activity.

The committee meets 4 times a year from 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Meetings are held in a Board Room at 1740 W. Adams St., Suite 2000, Phoenix, AZ 85007 and are open to the public.

Goals

  1. Review and revise current advisory opinions.
  2. Respond to the changing health care environment by addressing scope of practice issues and developing advisory opinions when appropriate.
  3. Discuss and deliberate scope of practice issues when requested and make recommendations to the Board regarding specific issues.

Committee Members

Co-Chairs Carolyn Jo McCormies, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, Board President
Shareedah Al-Hark, LPN
Board Staff Shannon Bitza, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, AGACNP-BC
Marla Moore, RN, BSN, MA
Members
Amber K. Drake, MSN, RN, NE-BC
Angie Bannochie, RNC-NIC, BSN
Belinda Weiss, MSN, RN
Bridget Gessel, RN
Christine Aliory, MSN, APRN, BC, CURN, ONC
Crystal Weikel, PHD, RN, NE-BC
Cyndi Luciano, RN, MSN, MBA
Cynthia Sprinkle RN, MSN-Ed, CEN, TCRN
Debbie Barrett-Bryson, BSN, MSN-Ed, MHA, RNC-OB, CCE, CCM
Dorie Rush, MSN, BSN, RN
Doug Mitchell, MSN, RN, BC, CPHQ, CPHRM
Fernando Trinidad, LPN, MS
Heather Burton, MSN, RN
Kim Day, RN, DNP, CHSE
Kim Ponthieux, MSN, RN
Nancy Denke, DNP, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, FAEN
Scarlett Pegram, RN, BSN, CCRN, TNS, FNE
Shelley Vaughn, DNP, FNP-BC
Sherrie Palmieri, DNP, MBA, RN, CNE, CPHQ
Tamara Wisely, DNP, FNP-BC, WHNP-BC
Tim Porter O'Grady, DM, EdD, ScD, APRN, FAAN, FACCWS
Tracy Thomas, MSN, APRN, CCRN, TCRN, ACNS-BC
Yvonne Graber, RN, MSN, CCRN, NEA-BC

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SOP Committee Meeting - Nov. 4, 2024
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SOP Workgroup Meeting - Oct. 23, 2024
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SOP Committee Meeting - Aug. 19, 2024
Agenda/Minutes

SOP Workgroup Meeting - July 24, 2024
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  1. Determination of Death: Role of RN/LPN
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SOP Workgroup Meeting - July 1, 2024
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  1. Administration and Monitoring of Subanesthetic IV Ketamine
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SOP Workgroup Meeting - June 28, 2024
Agenda/Minutes

  1. Controlled Substances for the Treatment of Chronic Pain

SOP Workgroup Meeting - June 19, 2024
Canceled

  1. Medical Aesthetic Procedures Performed by Licensed Nurses, Licensed Cosmetologist, Licensed Aestheticians, and Certified Laser Technicians

SOP Committee Meeting - Apr. 29, 2024
Agenda/Minutes

SOP Workgroup Meeting - Apr. 22, 2024
Agenda/Minutes

  1. Bone Marrow Aspiration and Biopsy

SOP Workgroup Meeting - Mar. 28, 2024
Agenda/Minutes

  1. Prescriber Use of the Controlled Substance Prescription Monitoring Program (CSPMP)