Ala. Admin. Code r. 610-X-8-.01 - Definitions
1. Abandonment:
Acceptance of a patient assignment, thus establishing a nurse-patient
relationship or permitteepatient relationship, and then ending the
nurse-patient relationship or permittee-patient relationship without giving
reasonable notice to supervisory personnel so that others can make arrangements
for continuation of patient care.
2. Administrative complaint: A legal document
which contains notice of the time and place of an administrative hearing;
contains a statement of the charges against the applicant; holder of a license,
permit, certificate, approval or multistate licensure privilege; continuing
education provider; or nursing education program. The administrative complaint
complies with the notice provisions for contested cases as set forth in the
Alabama Administrative Procedures Act.
3. Assessment, Comprehensive: the systematic
collection and analysis of data including the physical, psychological, social,
cultural and spiritual aspects of the patient by the registered nurse for the
purpose of judging a patient's health and illness status and actual or
potential health needs. Comprehensive assessment includes patient history,
physical examination, analysis of the data collected, development of the
patient plan of care, implementation and evaluation of the plan of
care.
4. Assessment, Focused: An
appraisal of a patient's status and specific complaint through observation and
collection of objective and subjective data by the registered nurse or licensed
practical nurse. Focused assessment involves identification of normal and
abnormal findings, anticipation and recognition of changes or potential changes
in patient's health status, and may contribute to a comprehensive assessment
performed by the registered nurse.
5. Board-Acceptable Licensed Healthcare
Provider: A licensed healthcare provider who has been accepted, in advance, by
Board staff to conduct a required evaluation of a licensee for purposes of
reinstatement of a Board-Lapsed license.
6. Board-Lapsed License, Permit, Certificate
or Approval: An Order of the Board that lapses a license, permit, certificate,
or approval until identified conditions are met and the license is reinstated
by Order of the Board.
7. Dual
Relationship: any time the holder of a license, permit, certificate, approval,
or multistate licensure privilege interacts with a patient outside the
nurse-patient relationship or the permittee-patient relationship.
8. Fine: A monetary penalty imposed by the
Board.
9. Letter of Admonishment: A
letter from the Board that addresses the areas of concern over the reported
conduct and notifies the applicant for or holder of a license, permit,
certificate, approval or multistate licensure privilege that the case has been
closed without discipline.
10.
Letter of Closure: A letter from the Board that notifies the applicant for or
holder of a license, permit, certificate, approval or multistate licensure
privilege that the case has been closed without discipline.
11. May: power, privilege or right retained
by the Board.
12. May not:
prohibition.
13. Negligent: Failure
to exercise the care required by the applicable standard of care.
14. Probation: The monitored practice of
nursing or practice of the holder of a permit, certificate or approval which
permits the holder of the license, permit, certificate or approval to continue
to practice pursuant to specified conditions as set forth by the
Board.
15. Professional Boundary:
behavior of the holder of a license, permit, certificate, approval, or
multistate licensure privilege in maintaining a therapeutic relationship with a
patient for the patient's benefit rather than behavior that lessens the
patient's care and shifts the focus to the holder of the license, permit,
certificate, approval or multistate licensure privilege.
16. Reprimand: A formal censure by the
Board.
17. Revocation: The
withdrawal of the license, permit, certificate, approval or multistate
licensure privilege by Board action.
18. Shall: duty, requirement, or condition
precedent.
19. Suspension: The
temporary withdrawal of the license, permit, certificate or approval by Board
action.
20. Voluntary Surrender:
The voluntary relinquishment of a license, permit, certificate, approval or
multistate licensure privilege that has the force and effect of
revocation.
21. Willful: Commission
of an act or omission when the applicant for or holder of a license, permit,
certificate, approval, or multistate licensure privilege knows or reasonably
should know that the act or omission violates the Nurse Practice Act.
22. Adverse Action: Any administrative,
civil, equitable, or criminal action permitted by the law of state which is
imposed by a licensing board or other authority against the holder of a
license, permit, certificate, approval, or multistate licensure privilege,
including actions against the license or multistate privilege of an individual,
including revocation, suspension, probation, monitoring of, limitation on the
practice of, the bringing of a cease and desist action against, or any other
encumbrance on a license, permit, certificate, approval or multistate licensure
privilege affecting the authorization of a individual to practice.
23. Current Significant Investigative
Information: Any of the following:
a.
Investigative information that the Board, after a preliminary inquiry that
includes notification and an opportunity for the nurse to respond, if required
by state law, has reason to believe is not groundless and, if proved true,
would indicate more than a minor infraction.
b. Investigative information indicating that
nurse presents an immediate threat to public health and safety, regardless of
whether the nurse has been notified and has had an opportunity
respond.
24. Coordinated
Licensure Information System: An integrated process for collecting, storing,
and sharing information on nurse licensure and enforcement activities related
to nurse licensure laws that is administered by a nonprofit organization
composed of and controlled by licensing boards.
Notes
Author: Alabama Board of Nursing
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, ยงยง 34-21-2(j)(1), 34-21-25.
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