States have different regulations on nurse practitioner practice. I intend to practice at Texas State. Nurse practitioners work under a physician’s supervision in Texas. Nurse practitioners must have a prescriptive authority agreement with their supervising physicians. The agreement states what a nurse practitioner can and cannot do. Nurse practitioners who acquire a degree from a nurse practitioner preparatory institution qualify for a certification exam in Texas. A national certifying body conducts the certifying examination. Once passed, a nurse practitioner must complete 500 supervised clinical hours within 24 months. The nurse can then apply for licensing online by submitting transcripts and a graduate degree, national certification documents, a registered nursing license, and a $100 application fee (nursepractitionerlicense.com, n.d.). Nurse practitioners pay $150 if they include prescriptive authority in their application. The primary nurse licensure office resource website in Texas is https://www.bon.texas.gov/texasnurseportal/. The scope of practice for nurse practitioners in Texas includes undertaking physical examinations, diagnosing conditions, prescribing medications, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, and educating and counseling patients. Nurse practitioners should refer patients when dealing with complex cases outside their scope of practice. The components of a nurse practitioner’s agreement in Texas include medical acts a nurse practitioner might perform, those the physician must perform, a communication plan between the physician and nurse practitioner, and the nurse practitioner’s prescriptive authority (bon.texas.gov, n.d.). One gets the DEA number by applying online at the US Department of Justice website. One must submit the requisition form online. The status can be checked online on the US Department of Justice website (deadiversion.usdoj.gov, n.d.). Nurse practitioners in Texas prescribe drugs after entering into a prescriptive authority agreement with a physician. Nurse practitioners can prescribe Schedules III-V drugs. Nurse practitioner organizations in Texas such as Texas Nurse Practitioners advocate, monitor, advance, and defend legislation related to nurse practitioners and their practice in Texas (texasnp.org, 2024).

References

bon.texas.gov. (n.d.). Texas Board of Nursing—Education—Remediation Education. Retrieved August 26, 2024, from https://www.bon.texas.gov/rr_current/222-5.asp.html