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Thursday, July 31, 2008

When Anaphylaxis Looks Like Asthma

This is a great article a fellow school nurse sent me this past spring. I thought that I should share it with everyone. Check out the following website: http://www.allergymoms.com/uploads/newsletters/allergymoms_newsletter_03_09_08.html

State Board of Nursing Web Sites

The most current list of State Board of Nursing Web Sites can be found at The National Council of State Boards of Nursing

Alabama Board of Nursing770 Washington AvenueRSA Plaza, Ste 250Montgomery, AL 36130-3900
Phone: (334) 242-4060FAX: (334) 242-4360
Contact Person:N. Genell Lee, MSN, JD, RN, Executive Officer Web Site

Alaska Board of Nursing
550 West Seventh Avenue
Suite 1500
Anchorage, Alaska 99501-3567
Phone: (907) 269-8161FAX: (907) 269-8196
Contact Person:Dorothy Fulton, MA, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Arizona State Board of Nursing
1651 E. Morten Avenue, Suite 210
Phoenix, AZ 85020
Phone: (602) 889-5150FAX: (602) 889-5155
Contact Person:Joey Ridenour, MN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Arkansas State Board of Nursing
University Tower Building
1123 S. University, Suite 800
Little Rock, AR 72204-1619
Phone: (501) 686-2700FAX: (501) 686-2714
Contact Person:Faith Fields, MSN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

California Board of Registered Nursing
400 R St., Ste. 4030
Sacramento, CA 95814-6239
Phone: (916) 322-3350FAX: (916) 327-4402
Contact Person:Ruth Ann Terry, MPH, RN, Executive Officer Web Site

Colorado Board of Nursing
1560 Broadway, Suite 880
Denver, CO 80202
Phone: (303) 894-2430FAX: (303) 894-2821
Contact Person:Nancy L. Smith, PhD, RN, BC, FAANP, Program Director & Education Consultant
Web Site

Connecticut Board of Examiners for Nursing
Dept. of Public Health410 Capitol Avenue, MS# 13PHOP.O. Box 340308Hartford, CT 06134-0328
Phone: (860) 509-7624FAX: (860) 509-7553
Contact Person:Jan Wojick , Board LiaisonNancy L. Bafundo, BSN, MS, RN, Board President
Web Site

Delaware Board of Nursing
861 Silver Lake Blvd
Cannon Building, Suite 203
Dover, DE 19904
Phone: (302) 739-4522FAX: (302) 739-2711
Contact Person:Iva Boardman, MSN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

District of Columbia Board of Nursing
Department of Health
717 14th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: (202) 724-4900FAX: (202) 727-8241
Contact Person:Karen Scipio-Skinner MSN, RN, ExecutiveDirector
Web Site

Florida Board of Nursing
4052 Bald Cypress Way, BIN C02
Tallahassee, FL 32399-3252
Phone: (850) 245-4125FAX: (850) 245-4172
Contact Person:Dan Coble, RN, PhD, Executive Director
Web Site

Georgia Board of Nursing
237 Coliseum Drive
Macon, GA 31217-3858
Phone: (478) 207-1640FAX: (478) 207-1660
Contact Person:Sylvia Bond, RN MSN, MBA, Executive Director
Web Site

Hawaii Board of Nursing
King Kalakaua Building
335 Merchant Street, 3rd Floor
Honolulu, HI 96813
Phone: (808) 586-3000FAX: (808) 586-2689
Contact Person:Kathleen Yokouchi, MBA, BBA, BA, Executive Officer
Web Site

Idaho Board of Nursing
280 N. 8th Street, Suite 210P.O. Box 83720
Boise, ID 83720
Phone: (208) 334-3110FAX: (208) 334-3262
Contact Person:Sandra Evans, MA.Ed, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
James R. Thompson Center100 West Randolph, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60601
Phone: (312) 814-2715FAX: (312) 814-3145
Contact Person:Mary Ann Alexander, Ph.D., Nursing Act Coordinator
Web Site

Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
320 W. Washington St.3rd Floor
Springfield, IL 62786
Phone: (217) 782-8556FAX: (217) 782-7645

Indiana State Board of Nursing
Health Professions Bureau
402 W. Washington Street, Room W066
Indianapolis, IN 46204
Phone: (317) 234-2043FAX: (317) 233-4236
Contact Person:Kristen Kelley , Director of Nursing
Web Site

Iowa Board of Nursing
RiverPoint Business Park
400 S.W. 8th StreetSuite B
Des Moines, IA 50309-4685
Phone: (515) 281-3255FAX: (515) 281-4825
Contact Person:Lorinda Inman, MSN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Kansas State Board of Nursing
Landon State Office Building
900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 1051
Topeka, KS 66612
Phone: (785) 296-4929FAX: (785) 296-3929
Contact Person:Mary Blubaugh, MSN, RN, Executive Administrator
Web Site

Kentucky Board of Nursing
312 Whittington Parkway, Suite 300
Louisville, KY 40222
Phone: (502) 429-3300FAX: (502) 329-7011
Contact Person:Sharon Weisenbeck, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Louisiana State Board of Nursing
3510 N. Causeway Boulevard, Suite 501
Metairie, LA 70002
Phone: (504) 838-5332FAX: (504) 838-5349
Contact Person:Barbara Morvant, MN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Maine State Board of Nursing
158 State House Station
Augusta, ME 04333
Phone: (207) 287-1133FAX: (207) 287-1149
Contact Person:Myra Broadway, JD, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Maryland Board of Nursing
4140 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: (410) 585-1900FAX: (410) 358-3530
Contact Person:Donna Dorsey, MS, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
239 Causeway Street, Suite 500
Boston, MA 02114
Phone: (617) 727-9961FAX: (617) 727-1630
Contact Person:Rula Faris Harb, MS, RN, Acting Executive Director
Web Site

Michigan/DCH/Bureau of Health Professions
Ottawa Towers North
611 W. Ottawa, 1st Floor
Lansing, MI 48933
Phone: (517) 335-0918FAX: (517) 373-2179
Contact Person:Diane Lewis, MBA, BA, Policy Manager for Licensing Division
Web Site

Minnesota Board of Nursing
2829 University Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
Phone: (612) 617-2270FAX: (612) 617-2190
Contact Person:Shirley Brekken, MS, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Mississippi Board of Nursing
1935 Lakeland Drive, Suite B
Jackson, MS 39216-5014
Phone: (601) 987-4188FAX: (601) 364-2352
Contact Person:Delia Owens, RN, JD, Executive Director
Web Site

Missouri State Board of Nursing
3605 Missouri Blvd.P.O. Box 656
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0656
Phone: (573) 751-0681FAX: (573) 751-0075
Contact Person:Lori Scheidt, BS, Executive Director
Web Site

Montana State Board of Nursing
301 South Park
PO Box 200513
Helena, MT 59620-0513
Phone: (406) 841-2340FAX: (406) 841-2305
Contact Person:Sandra Dickenson, Executive Director
Web Site

Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Regulation and LicensureNursing and Nursing Support
301 Centennial Mall
South Lincoln, NE 68509-4986
Phone: (402) 471-4376FAX: (402) 471-1066
Contact Person:Charlene Kelly, PhD, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Nevada State Board of Nursing
5011 Meadowood Mall #201
Reno, NV 89502-6547
Phone: (775) 688-2620FAX: (775) 688-2628
Contact Person:Debra Scott, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

New Hampshire Board of Nursing
21 South Fruit StreetSuite 16
Concord, NH 03301-2341
Phone: (603) 271-2323FAX: (603) 271-6605
Contact Person:Margaret Walker, MBA, BSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

New Jersey Board of Nursing
P.O. Box 45010124
Halsey Street, 6th FloorNewark, NJ 07101
Phone: (973) 504-6586FAX: (973) 648-3481
Contact Person:George Hebert, Executive Director
Web Site

New Mexico Board of Nursing
6301 Indian School Road, NESuite
710Albuquerque, NM 87110
Phone: (505) 841-8340FAX: (505) 841-8347
Contact Person:Allison Kozeliski, RN, Executive Director Web Site

New York State Board of NursingEducation
Bldg.89 Washington Avenue2nd Floor West Wing
Albany, NY 12234
Phone: (518) 474-3817 Ext.280 FAX: (518) 474-3706
Contact Person:Barbara Zittel, PhD, RN, Executive Secretary Web Site

North Carolina Board of Nursing
3724 National Drive, Suite 201
Raleigh, NC 27602
Phone: (919) 782-3211FAX: (919) 781-9461
Contact Person:Polly Johnson, MSN, RN, Executive Director
http://www.ncbon.com/

North Dakota Board of Nursing
919 South 7th Street, Suite 504
Bismarck, ND 58504
Phone: (701) 328-9777FAX: (701) 328-9785
Contact Person:Constance Kalanek, PhD, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Ohio Board of Nursing
17 South High Street, Suite 400
Columbus, OH 43215-3413
Phone: (614) 466-3947FAX: (614) 466-0388
Contact Person:John Brion, RN, MS, Executive Director
Web Site

Oklahoma Board of Nursing
2915 N. Classen Boulevard, Suite 524
Oklahoma City, OK 73106
Phone: (405) 962-1800FAX: (405) 962-1821
Contact Person:Kimberly Glazier, M.Ed., RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Oregon State Board of Nursing
800 NE Oregon Street, Box 25
Suite 465
Portland, OR 97232
Phone: (503) 731-4745FAX: (503) 731-4755
Contact Person:Joan Bouchard, MN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing
PO 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
Phone: (717) 783-7142FAX: (717) 783-0822
Contact Person:Laurette D. Keiser, RN, MSN, Executive Secretary/Section Chief
Web Site

Rhode Island Board of NurseRegistration and Nursing Education
105 Cannon BuildingThree Capitol Hill
Providence, RI 02908
Phone: (401) 222-5700FAX: (401) 222-3352
Contact Person:Jean Marie Rocha, MPH, RN, Executive Officer Web Site

South Carolina State Board of Nursing
110 Centerview DriveSuite 202
Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 896-4550FAX: (803) 896-4525
Contact Person:Martha Bursinger, RN, MSN, Executive Director
Web Site

South Dakota Board of Nursing
4305 South Louise Ave., Suite 201
Sioux Falls, SD 57106-3115
Phone: (605) 362-2760FAX: (605) 362-2768
Contact Person:Gloria Damgaard, RN, MS, Executive Secretary
Web Site

Tennessee State Board of Nursing
425 Fifth Avenue North1st Floor - Cordell Hull Building
Nashville, TN 37247
Phone: (615) 532-5166FAX: (615) 741-7899
Contact Person:Elizabeth Lund, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460
Austin, TX 78701
Phone: (512) 305-7400FAX: (512) 305-7401
Contact Person:Katherine Thomas, MN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Utah State Board of Nursing
Heber M. Wells Bldg., 4th Floor
160 East 300
South Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Phone: (801) 530-6628FAX: (801) 530-6511
Contact Person:Laura Poe, MS, RN, Executive Administrator
Web Site

Vermont State Board of Nursing
81 River StreetHeritage Building
Montpelier, VT 05609-1106
Phone: (802) 828-2396FAX: (802) 828-2484
Contact Person:Anita Ristau, MS, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Virginia Board of Nursing
6603 West Broad Street 5th Floor
Richmond, VA 23230-1712
Phone: (804) 662-9909FAX: (804) 662-9512
Contact Person:Jay Douglas, RN, MSM, CSAC, Executive Director
Web Site

Washington State Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
Department of Health HPQA #6310
Israel Rd SETumwater, WA 98501-7864
Phone: (360) 236-4700FAX: (360) 236-4738
Contact Person:Paula Meyer, MSN, RN, Executive Director Web Site

West Virginia Board of Examinersfor Registered Professional Nurses
101 Dee Drive Charleston, WV 25311
Phone: (304) 558-3596FAX: (304) 558-3666
Contact Person:Laura Rhodes, MSN, RN, Executive Director
Web Site

Wisconsin Department of Regulationand Licensing
1400 E. Washington Avenue, RM 173
Madison, WI 53708
Phone: (608) 266-0145FAX: (608) 261-7083
Contact Person:Kimberly Nania, PhD, MA, BS, Director, Bureau of Health Service Professions
Web Site

Wyoming State Board of Nursing
2020 Carey Avenue, Suite 110
Cheyenne, WY 82002
Phone: (307) 777-7601FAX: (307) 777-3519
Contact Person:Cheryl Lynn Koski, MN, RN, CS, Executive Director
Web Site