APRNs with prescriptive authority are required to check a patient’s PMP history before dispensing or prescribing opioids, benzodiazepines, barbiturates, or carisoprodol. In other words, CRNAs who prescribe pursuant to a Prescriptive Authority Agreement are required to check the PMP prior…
There is no requirement in Texas state law or by the BON for a physician co-signature on orders written by a CRNA in the perioperative period. Board Rule 221.15(a) establishes the legal basis for the ordering of drugs and devices by a CRNA in a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical…
Pursuant to an order for anesthesia or anesthesia-related services, it is within the scope of practice for a CRNA to order and administer antibiotics consistent with the needs of the patient, the type of case, and preferences of the surgeon or other physician caring for the patient. …
A CRNA in Texas is not required to have prescriptive authority to order medications in the perioperative period. In Texas, a CRNA is required to have an order for anesthesia or anesthesia related services from a physician. The physician’s order delegates the ordering of drugs and…
There is no Texas state law or Texas Board of Nursing regulation requiring physician co-signature of a CRNA's anesthesia record or pre-anesthesia assessment. Whether a CRNA is practicing in a collaborative model with an anesthesiologist or practicing independently, the CRNA is responsible…