WSR 99-13-038

INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH


[ Filed June 7, 1999, 12:50 p.m. ]


NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT


Title: "May a critical care nurse with ACLS certification, under the supervision of a physician, administer IV Propofol for sedation, to patients who are on a mechanical ventilator in a critical care unit?"

Issuing Entity: Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.

Subject: The commission issued an advisory opinion in response to the request from Bette Sheeran, RN, CCRN, Overlake Medical Center, Bellevue, and Joe Fuller, Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, Seattle.

Effective Date: May 21, 1999.

Contact Person: Jeanne E. Vincent, RN, MS, Associate Nurse Practice Manager, Department of Health, Nursing Care Commission, P.O. Box 47864, Olympia, WA 98504-7864, (360) 236-4725.

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