N.M. Admin. Code § 6.63.15.7 - DEFINITIONS
A.
"Administration of medications" as defined in Paragraph (2) of
Subsection A of
16.12.2.7 NMAC is a process
whereby a prescribed drug or biological agent, as allowed by any applicable
state or federal law, is given to a patient/client by a person licensed or
certified by the board to administer medications.
B.
"Assessment" as defined in
Paragraph (9) of Subsection A of
16.12.2.7 NMAC means the review
and interpretation by a licensed individual of specific data necessary to
determine the patient/client 's care and treatment needs (also see data
collection).
C.
"Assignment
of nursing activity" as defined in Paragraph (10) of Subsection A of
16.12.2.7 NMAC means appointing or
designating another licensed nurse or assistive personnel that is consistent
with his/her scope of practice (licensed person) or role description
(unlicensed person).
D.
"Data
collection" as defined in Paragraph (1) of Subsection D of
16.12.2.7 NMAC means the process
of obtaining information, material, fact, or clinical observations which will
be used in the assessment process; data collection is not limited to licensed
individuals.
E.
"Delegation" as defined in Paragraph (2) of Subsection D of
16.12.2.7 NMAC means the
transferring to a competent individual the authority to perform a selected
nursing task in a selected situation. The nurse retains accountability for the
delegation. As stipulated in Subsection B of
16.12.2.12 NMAC the nurse shall
assign/delegate to licensed and unlicensed persons only those nursing functions
which that person is prepared, qualified, licensed, or certified to perform.
(1) The nurse is accountable for assessing
the situation and is responsible for the decision to delegate or make the
assignment.
(2) The delegating
nurse is accountable for each activity delegated, for supervising the delegated
function or activity, and for assessing the outcome of the delegated function
or activity.
(3) The nurse may not
delegate the specific functions of nursing assessment, evaluation, and nursing
judgment to non-licensed persons.
(4) Registered nurses engaged in school
nursing practice may delegate medication administration, including emergency
medication, to adults affiliated with school operations.
F.
"Supervision/direction" as
defined in Paragraph (5) of Subsection S of
16.12.2.7 NMAC, means initial
verification of a person's knowledge and skills in the performance of a
specific function or activity followed by periodic observation, direction, and
evaluation of that person's knowledge and skills as related to the specific
functions or activity.
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