848 IAC 2-2-1 - Responsibility to apply the nursing process
Authority: IC 25-23-1-7
Affected: IC 25-23
Sec. 1.
The registered nurse shall do the following:
(1) Assess the patient/client in a
systematic, organized manner.
(2)
Formulate a nursing diagnosis based on accessible, communicable, and recorded
data which is collected in a systematic and continuous manner.
(3) Plan care which includes goals and
prioritized nursing approaches or measures derived from the nursing
diagnosis.
(4) Implement strategies
to provide for patient/client participation in health promotion, maintenance,
and restoration.
(5) Initiate
nursing actions to assist the patient/client to maximize his or her health
capabilities.
(6) Evaluate with the
patient/client the status of goal achievement as a basis for reassessment,
reordering priorities, new goal-setting, and revision of the plan of nursing
care.
(7) Seek educational
resources and create learning experiences to enhance and maintain current
knowledge and skills for his or her continuing competence in nursing practice
and individual professional growth.
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