Name (last, first ): Spikes, Nicole
Degree: PA
Title: Physician Assistant
Department: Neurosurgery
Section:
Status: Physician Assistant
Proctor: Brian WIllis, M.D.
Sex (M,F): F
Pager Number: 934-5605
Physician ID number: 512871
NPI Number: 1073738936


LSU Health Sciences Center

                                                                                          Privilege Listing

  Spikes, Nicole

Privilege Code Legend
A=Approved      
N=Not Approved     


Physician Assistant

001 A Notifies Supervising MD If Condition Requires Immediate Attention
002 A Patient History
003 A Physical Examination
004 A Order Diagnostic Test
005 A Interpret Diagnostic Test
006 A Other: ___________________
007 A Counseling
008 A Requesting Referrals
009 A Executes Standing Orders
010 A Collection and Preparation of Specimens, e.g. Gram Stains, C&S
011 A Peak Expiratory Flow Measurements
012 A EKG Tracings/Telemetry Interpretations
013 A Slit Lamp Examinations
014 A Tonometry
015 A Anoscopy
016 A Visual Screening
017 A Interpretation of Spirometry
018 A Perform Pre-Op Medical Clearance
019 A Completes Forms as Needed for Continuity of Care (i.e., home health needs, handicap parking, insurance pre-certification, etc.)
020 A Completes pre-op and post-op evaluations
022 A Suturing
023 A Venipuncture
024 A Arterial Puncture
025 A Paracentesis
026 A Bladder catheterization
027 A Nasogastric Intubation & Gastric Lavage
028 A Injections and Immunizations
029 A Debridement, Irrigation, Suturing & Routine Care of Superficial Wounds
030 A Suture/Staple Removal
031 A Treatment of Minor (1st & 2nd degree) Burns
032 A Removal of Superficial Foreign Bodies (skin, soft tissue, cornea)
033 A I & D of Abcesses, Wound Irrigation, Packing, Evaluation of Hematomas
034 A Nail Removal for Infections
035 A Control of External Hemorrhage
036 A Application of Dressing and Bandage
037 A Subcutaneous and Regional Anesthesia
038 A Anterior Nasal Packing for Epistaxis
039 A Splinting Sprains and Fractures
040 A Cast Removal
041 A Remove Superficial Hardware
042 A Perform Aseptic & Isolation Techniques
043 A Initiates Appropriate Evaluation and Emergency Management for Emergency Situations; i.e., cardiac arrest, respiratory distress, injuries, burns, hemorrhage
044 A Institute Life Saving Measures such as: passing an indotracheal airway, external cardiac massage, injection of IV medications, defibrillation, cardioversion, & establishe emergency vascular access (cutdown, intraosseous, central vein) on the direct order of the supervising physician
045 A Manage Simple Conditions Produced by Injections or Trauma
046 A Assist in the Management of more Complex Illness and Injury
047 A Lumbar Puncture
048 A Thoracentesis
049 A Arthrocentesis
050 A Central Venous Catheter Insertion
051 A BLS/CPR
052 A ACLS
053 A Discontinue (pull) PICC lines
054 A Performs Wound Care Procedures
055 A Ultrasound Guided Prostate Needle Biopsy
056 A Punch Biopsies/Shave Biopsies
057 A Smoking Cessession Counseling
058 A Provide Scrub Tech Assistance to Surgeons Performing Minor Open, Endoscopic or Percutaneous Diagnostic or Therapeutic Procedures.
059 A Perform Routine Male and Female Uninary Catheterizations
060 A Perform Bladder Scan Post-Void Residual Urine Volume Measurements
061 A Perform and Interpret Routing Dip-Stick Urinalysis and Qualitative, Microscopic Urine Sediment Examinations
062 A Interpret Post-Vasectomy Qualitative Semenanalysis
063 A Initation of relief of cardiac tamponade, by cutting through the sternotomy stitches, or cutting the sternal wires
064 A Removal of percutaneously inserted Intra Aortic Baloon Pump
065 A Closure of sternotomy incision under supervision
066 A Closure of Thoracotomy incision under supervision
067 A Vein harvest for bypass surgery: Both open and Endoscopic
068 A Closure of surgical wounds under supervision
069 A Radial Artery Harvest for bypass: both open and endoscopic
070 A Vascular anastamosis under supervision
071 A PICC Line Insertion
072 A Bone Marrow Aspirate and Biopsy
073 A Blood Transfusion
074 A Consent for Chemotherapy
075 A Consent for Minor Surgical Procedure
076 N Other ______________________________
077 N Other ______________________________
078 N Other ______________________________
079 N Other ______________________________
080 N Other ______________________________
082 N ** Prescriptive Authority
083 N Medical Devices and Appliances Explain/List _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________ _________________________________
084 N Other ______________________________
085 N Other ______________________________
086 N Other ______________________________
087 N Other ______________________________
089 A Document subjective & objective data, clinical assessment, plan and recommendations
090 A Maintains appropriate and timely entries in the medical record
091 N Other ______________________________
092 N Other ______________________________
093 N Other ______________________________
094 N Other ______________________________

Top