Sarah Blizzard, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, ; Whether the scope of professional nursing, as referenced in Section 464.003, Florida Statutes, allows petitioner, as an RN, to insert a peripheral intravenous line into the external jugular vein when other ...

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Board of Nursing

The Board of Nursing hereby gives notice that on January 4, 2011, it received a Petition for Declaratory Statement filed by Sarah Blizzard, RN, BSN, CEN, CCRN, seeking the Board’s guidance concerning whether the scope of professional nursing, as referenced in Section 464.003, Florida Statutes, allows petitioner, as an RN, to insert a peripheral intravenous line into the external jugular vein when other means of peripheral I.V. access are difficult or not feasible by an RN in the emergency department setting under the direction of a physician. The Board will address this petition at its next meeting.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Joe Baker, Jr., Executive Director, Board of Nursing, 4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin #C02, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-3252. Comments on this petition should be filed with the Board of Nursing within 14 days of publication of this notice.