California Nurse Practitioners Practice Protocol?

[DucatiNP]

I'm in my 1st NP position and from what I learned in school, all you needed to practice was a Standardized Procedure which is about 2-3 pages in length.

Now my Admins are requesting me to make my Practice Protocol and Drug Formulary for them. Typing out what I can do in my practice is like re-typing a 1,000 page textbook and drug guide!!!

I hope this isn't the case. Please help, hopefully with some evidence to help me avoid all the unnecessary typing.

[adria37]

It sounds like what they are asking for is something similar to what we have in NC called a collaborative practice agreement. In NC it is the guidelines developed between the NP and the collaborating physician governing practice. If you would like to see some of what I put in mine PM me. :) It really isn't that much, nowhere near the work you are imagining.