| The Ohio Board of Nursing is a federal agency | | | | nurse practitioners, certified nurse midwives, and |
| lawfully established by the Ohio state supervising in | | | | clinical nurse specialists; renewal of licenses and |
| the legally recognized practice of the nursing | | | | certificates, the establishment of the standards for |
| profession in Ohio. | | | | continuing education (CE), the formulary for nurses |
| As with the other states, the Ohio State Board of | | | | with prescriptive authority, the standards for the |
| Nursing, actively promotes and protects the health of | | | | advanced pharmacology course required to obtain |
| the citizens in their jurisdiction through the safe and | | | | prescriptive authority, and the standards of safe |
| effective practice of nursing as defined by the laws | | | | patient care provided by licensed nurses and dialysis |
| of Ohio. Ohio board of nursing licensure is tasked to | | | | technicians; also, investigation of alleged violations of |
| regulate the safe and effective practice of all nurses | | | | the nurse practice act; acting out disciplining action |
| in Ohio. In fact this is the sworn mission of the Board. | | | | those who do not practice according to prevailing |
| The objectives of the Ohio Board of Nursing also | | | | standards of safe care or who violate other |
| include working towards measurable ends which | | | | provisions of the nurse practice act; and finally |
| consist of creating competent nurse practitioners, | | | | affording alternatives to discipline through the |
| keeping the public health-informed, and establishing a | | | | Alternative Program for Chemical Dependency and |
| law which accurately reflects the dynamic practice of | | | | the Practice Intervention and Improvement Program |
| nursing. Additionally, the Ohio Board of Nursing serves | | | | (PIIP). |
| specified important functions. | | | | All these: to encourage early intervention and |
| As authorized by the Ohio law, ohio board of nursing | | | | treatment or improvement in order to prevent harm |
| license is accepted in dealing with the formation of | | | | to the health of the public by protecting patients |
| standards for pre-licensure nursing educational | | | | from unsafe practice by nurses and dialysis |
| programs and dialysis technician training programs; the | | | | technicians. |
| establishment of requirements for licensure or | | | | Ohio physical therapy board though doesn't have any |
| certification of nursing applicants; the issuance of | | | | authority in issues involving the employment nature |
| license to beginning, qualified registered nurses and | | | | of nursing / dialysis care, the facilities in which nurses |
| licensed practical nurses and certificates to qualified | | | | practice, or other concerns relating to the profession |
| dialysis technicians; the issuance of certificates of | | | | as a whole. Still, the Ohio Board of Nursing is funded |
| authority to qualified certified nurse practitioners, | | | | by the fervent fees of their qualified and competent |
| certified nurse midwives, certified registered nurse | | | | licensees and certificate-holders so the Board may |
| anesthetists, and clinical nurse specialists, as well as to | | | | implement the lawful regulation of the nursing practice |
| prescribe drugs and therapeutic devices to certified | | | | all across Ohio. |