Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...administration of treatments and medications, in the care of the ill, injured, or infirm” and “the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others under the direction of a registered nurse [or] a licensed physician . . . .” Fla. Stat. § 464.003(19)....

...However, based on Nurse Headley's extensive training and experience in critical care and cardiovascular services, she was a "medical expert" qualified to render opinion as to both the nursing staff's standard of care as well as the resulting death from the nursing staff's negligence. See § 464.003(3)(c), Fla....

...o offer testimony at trial. See Faber v. Wrobel, 673 So.2d 871, 872-73 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). This conclusion is buttressed by the legislative aim of preventing frivolous lawsuits while not unreasonably denying a claimant's access to court. See id. [5] § 464.003(3)(a), Fla....

...he ill, injured, or infirm; the administration of medications and treatments as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner and the supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts). [6] § 464.003(3)(d) & (e), Fla....

...The administration of medications and treatment as prescribed or authorized by a duly licensed practitioner authorized by the laws of this state to prescribe such medications and treatments. 3. The supervision and teaching of other personnel in the theory and performance of any of the above acts. § 464.003(3)(a)1.-3., Fla. Stat. (2009); see § 464.003(3)(d)-(e), Fla....

...(2009) (defining "advanced or specialized nursing practice" and "nursing diagnosis," respectively); Apostolico, 871 So.2d at 288 & nn. 5-6. The Rhodins note that the practice of professional nursing includes nursing diagnosis and treatment, see section § 464.003(3)(a)-(b), and that "[a]dvanced or specialized nursing practice" can include "medical diagnosis and treatment," depending on the practitioner's qualifications. See § 464.003(3)(d)....

...chool or program. Respondents' interpretation of the statutes avoids a conflict *120 between the statutes by reconciling the "devoted professional time" requirement of section 766.102(5)(c) and the definition of "practice of professional nursing" in section 464.003(3)(a)3., the latter of which defines the practice to include "supervision and teaching" of nursing....

...t's personal use of anesthesia, but to encompass as well the use of anesthesia by a nurse anesthetist under the dentist's direct supervision. With all due respect to the outstanding qualifications of its members, appellant's construction of sections 464.003(3)(c) and 464.012(4)(a) as permitting a dentist with no specialized training in the administration of anesthesia to supervise directly a nurse anesthetist merely by his presence alone is unreasonable. [3] Since they relate to similar subject matter, those sections must be read in pari materia with sections 466.017(3)(c), 466.002(2), and 466.003(8). Indeed, by their own terms, sections 464.003(3)(c) and 464.012(4)(a) mandate the observation of the dental profession's established protocol....

...ork performed before dismissal of the patient. [2] Section 466.002(2) exempts from the operation of chapter 466 "[t]he giving by a qualified anesthetist of an anesthetic for a dental operation under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist." [3] Section 464.003(3)(c) provides in relevant part: Unless otherwise specified by the joint committee, such acts [of advanced level nursing] shall be performed under the general supervision of a practitioner licensed under chapter 458, chapter 459, or c...

...d nurses whose primary practice is the diagnosis or treatment of mental or emotional conditions. See ch. 2006-204, § 1, Laws of Fla. Under section 90.503(1)(a)(5), the privilege now applies to "advanced registered nurse practitioners" as defined by section 464.003(6), Florida Statutes (2006), who are "certified" pursuant to section 464.012, Florida Statutes (2006), and whose primary practice is the diagnosis or treatment of mental or emotional conditions, including chemical abuse, limited to ac...

...P). The plaintiff was John S. Husak, a marketing director for Celebrity Cruise Lines. Broadly speaking, there are three types of nursing licensure recognized by the laws of this state — licensed practical nurses, registered nurses, and ARNPs. See §§ 464.003(4)-(6), Fla....

...(2003). ARNPs are registered nurses who have achieved further training and certification, after which they can perform additional supervised medical procedures and tasks that normally cannot be lawfully performed by other types of licensed nurses. See § 464.003(3)(e), Fla. Stat. (2003). Florida law requires these procedures and tasks be "identified and approved" under the auspices of the State Board of Nursing, see § 464.003(3)(c), Fla....

...(2003)(certification of ARNPs); § 64B8-35.002, Fla. Admin. Code (2003). When operating within the context of an advanced or specialized nursing practice and supervised as required by law, "[an] advanced registered nurse practitioner may perform acts of nursing diagnosis. . . ." § 464.003(3)(c)(emphasis added)....

...ithstanding the *213 verdict, we need not consider Husak's other grounds for error. DISCUSSION At the outset, it is important to recognize that Florida law does not permit ARNPs to perform acts of medical diagnosis and treatment without supervision. Section 464.003(3)(c), Florida Statutes (2003), provides "[an] advanced registered nurse practitioner may perform acts of nursing diagnosis and nursing treatment of alterations of the health status." [2] (Emphasis added)....

...ness, and reactions to treatment and the determination as to whether such conditions, signs, symptoms, and reactions to treatment and the determination as to whether such conditions, signs, symptoms, and reactions represent a deviation from normal." § 464.003(3)(d), Fla. Stat. (2003). "Nursing treatment" is defined in section 464.003(3)(e), Fla....

...944 So.2d at 313. Here, unlike in Cason, the ALJ could not use the Nurse Practice Act or rule 64B9-4.010 for guidance when interpreting section 766.314(4)(c) because the Nurse Practice Act and the rule do not define the term "prearranged plan of treatment." See § 464.003; Fla....

...The Board argues that section 458.303(2) does not apply to CRNAs because the statute refers only to "registered nurses." This argument is without merit. A "`[r]egistered nurse' means any person licensed in this state to practice professional nursing." § 464.003(4), Fla. Stat. (2002). An "advanced registered nurse practitioner" is "any person licensed in this state to practice professional nursing and certified in advanced or specialized nursing practice." § 464.003(6) (emphasis added)....

...dical doctors. Therefore, it created a specific committee to resolve issues of standard of practice and protocol. Section 458.348(2), Florida Statutes (2002), provides: Establishment of standards by joint committee. — The joint committee created by s. 464.003(3)(c) shall determine minimum standards for the content of established protocols pursuant to which an advanced registered nurse practitioner may perform medical acts ......

...[464.012(4)] and shall determine minimum standards for supervision of such acts by the physician.... Such standards shall be based on risk to the patient and acceptable standards of medical care and shall take into account the special problems of medically underserved areas. The Legislature created the joint committee in section 464.003(3)(c), which provides the committee shall consist of three members each from the Board of Nursing and the Board of Medicine....

...on the criteria of Section 90.702, Florida Statutes (1989). We reject the contention that witness is disqualified by the failure to present a “protocol which identifies] the medical acts to be performed and the conditions for their performance.” Section 464.003(3)(c), Fla.Stat....

preparation and experience in nursing. § 464.003(19), Fla. Stat. (2016). In Appellant’s case

. services by the staff of the facility.” Section 464.003 contains definitions of both the “practice

...administration of treatments and medications, in the care of the ill, injured, or infirm” and “the promotion of wellness, maintenance of health, and prevention of illness of others under the direction of a registered nurse [or] a licensed physician . . . .” Fla. Stat. § 464.003(19)....

...Florida Statutes (2003-2005). The Whites argue that because the Nurse Practice Act defines the practice of professional nursing as including "observation[s]" and "assessment[s]" that require "specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skill," see § 464.003(3)(a)(1), Bolin's conduct in observing and assessing Mr....

...(2015) (emphasis added). Chapter 464 governs the regulation of nursing in Florida. Part I of Chapter 464 provides that an LPN is any “person licensed in this state or holding an active multistate license under s. 464.0095 to practice practical nursing.” § 464.003(16), Fla....

...Stat. (2015) (emphasis added). It further delineates that “the practice of practical nursing” is distinct from “the practice of professional nursing” and that only a “registered nurse” is licensed “to practice professional nursing.” § 464.003(19)−(20), (22), Fla. Stat....

...(2015) (emphasis added). Chapter 464 governs the regulation of nursing in Florida. Part I of Chapter 464 provides that an LPN is any “person licensed in this state or holding an active multistate license under s. 464.0095 to practice practical nursing.” § 464.003(16), Fla....

...Stat. (2015) (emphasis added). It further delineates that “the practice of practical nursing” is distinct from “the practice of professional nursing” and that only a “registered nurse” is licensed “to practice professional nursing.” § 464.003(19)−(20), (22), Fla. Stat....