Guam Board of Nurse Examiners

About GBNE

GUAM BOARD OF NURSE EXAMINERS


Statutory Definitions and Scope of Practice

1. Practice of Professional Nursing

“The Practice of Professional Nursing means the performance for compensation of any act in helping people cope with difficulties in daily living which are associated with their actual or potential health problems or illness problems, or the treatment thereof, which require a substantial amount of scientific knowledge in the biological, physical and social sciences and technical skills, and includes all of the following:

  1. direct and indirect patient care services that ensure the safety, comfort, personal hygiene and protection of patients, and the performance of disease prevention and restorative measures;
  2. direct and indirect patient care services including, but not limited to, the administration of medications and therapeutic agents necessary to implement a treatment, disease prevention or rehabilitative regime prescribed by a licensed physician or dentist;
  3. the performance, according to standardized procedures, of basic health care, testing and preventative procedures, including, but not limited to, skin tests, immunization techniques and the withdrawal of human blood from veins and arteries; or
  4. observation of signs and symptoms of illness, reactions to treatment, general behavior or general physical conditions; and:
    1. determination of whether such signs, symptoms, reactions, behavior or general appearance exhibit abnormal characteristics; and
    2. implementation, based on observed abnormalities, appropriate reporting, referral, standardized procedures, changes in treatment regime in accordance with standardized procedures or the initiation of emergency procedures. Standardized procedures as used in this Section means policies and protocols developed through collaboration among administrators, physicians, nurses and other health professionals of an organized health care system."


— 10 GCA § 12101(f)
 

2. Practice of Practical Nursing

“Practice of Practical Nursing means the performance for compensation of technical services requiring basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, psychological, and sociological sciences of nursing procedures.”


— 10 GCA § 12101(f)

 

 

Board Authorities and Mandates

In addition to licensing registered nurses, advanced nurse practitioners, licensed practical nurses, and certified nurse assistants, the Guam Board of Nurse Examiners is authorized to:
 

  • Prescribe standards for and periodically evaluate basic nursing education programs for entry into practice and approve such programs that meet the requirements of the Nurse Practice Act and the Board’s rules and regulations;
  • Deny or withdraw approval of basic nursing education programs for entry into practice that do not meet the prescribed standards;
  • Serve as an evaluating and approving (or disapproving) body for nursing education programs located in the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or any jurisdiction arising from the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, upon request of the appropriate governing body; provided, that all expenses of the evaluation and approval or disapproval, shall be paid by the requesting jurisdiction;
  • Administer the National State Board Test Pool Examination; and
  • Prescribe the manner in which specialists and other nurses who desire to restrict their practice to a particular area of nursing announce their practices to the public and shall issue certificates identifying the nurse and his specialty.


— 10 GCA § 12307

 

 

 

 

Board Members

Gia Stella B. Ramos
Chairperson, RN Member)

Margarita B. Gay
Vice Chairperson, Community Health Member

Gregory K. Woodard, APRN-NPC, AOCNP
Treasurer, APRN Member

Charlotte Huntsman
Secretary, Public Member

Phillip John Calalo, DNP, RN
Executive Officer

Annamma Varghese, DNP, CMSRN
Education Member

VACANT
LPN Member
 

 

Regular Scheduled Board Meetings

Regular scheduled board meetings are held every second (2nd) Thursday of every month at 3:00 p.m. at the Health Professional Licensing Office Conference Room located at 194 Hernan Cortez Ave, Terlaje Professional Building Suite 209, Hagatna, Guam.

If you would like to address the Board with any questions or concerns regarding the licensure process, examinations, or the law/rules and regulations, please email the Board contact listed below.

 

 

Health Professional Licensing Office

If you have questions or concerns about the licensure process, examinations, or laws, please contact the appropriate individual below.

 

Breanna B.F. Sablan
Acting HPL Administrator
[email protected]

Kaysie Aguilar
Program Coordinator I
[email protected]

Baltazar Hattori III
Program Coordinator I
[email protected]
 

 

 

Statutes

 

Rules and Regulations