848 IAC 2-2-2 - Responsibility as a member of the nursing profession
Authority: IC 25-23-1-7
Affected: IC 25-23
Sec. 2.
The registered nurse shall do the following:
(1) Function within the legal boundaries of
nursing practice based on the knowledge of statutes and rules governing
nursing.
(2) Accept responsibility
for individual nursing actions and continued competence.
(3) Communicate, collaborate, and function
with other members of the health team to provide safe and effective
care.
(4) Seek education and
supervision as necessary when implementing nursing practice
techniques.
(5) Respect the dignity
and rights of the patient/client regardless of socioeconomic status, personal
attributes, or nature of health problem.
(6) Maintain each patient/client's right to
privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated, by law, to
disclose the information.
(7)
Provide nursing care without discrimination on the basis of diagnosis, age,
sex, race, creed, or color.
(8)
Delegate and supervise only those nursing measures which the nurse knows, or
should know, that another person is prepared, qualified, or licensed to
perform.
(9) Retain professional
accountability for nursing care when delegating nursing intervention.
(10) Respect and safeguard the property of
patient/client, family, significant others, and the employer.
(11) Notify, in writing, the appropriate
party, which may include:
(A) the office of
the attorney general, consumer protection division;
(B) his or her employer or contracting
agency; or
(C) the board;
of any unprofessional conduct which may jeopardize the patient/client safety.
(12) Participate in the review and evaluation
of the quality and effectiveness of nursing care.
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