Or. Admin. Code § 851-047-0030 - General Provisions
(1) In
accordance with these rules:
(a) The
registered nurse (RN) may delegate, to other than licensed nursing personnel,
tasks relating to the administration of medication and patient care tasks that
are ordered or prescribed by a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, a CNS
or NP;
(b) The delegation must
occur under the procedural guidance, initial direction and periodic inspection
and evaluation of the physician, CNS, NP or RN;
(c) The provision of nursing care may be
delegated only by a registered nurse; and
(d) Delegation under these rules may only
occur in a community-based setting.
(2) For the purposes of these rules:
(a) The term "nursing procedure" includes the
tasks referenced in section (1) of this rule; and
(b) The term "unregulated assistive person
(UAP) means a person other than licensed nursing personnel.
(3) An RN may not delegate the
nursing process components of assessment, identification of reasoned
conclusions, outcome identification, planning, or evaluation to a
UAP.
(4) Prior to delegating, an RN
must ensure that practice setting policies:
(a) Support RN engagement in delegation
process; and
(b) Are consistent
with these rules.
(5)
Pursuant to ORS 678.036(3), a
nurse who delegates the provision of nursing care to another person pursuant to
ORS 678.150 shall not be subject to
an action for civil damages for the performance of a person to whom nursing
care is delegated unless the person is acting pursuant to specific instructions
from the nurse or the nurse fails to leave instructions when the nurse should
have done so
(6) Nothing in these
rules waives or otherwise alters an RN's obligation to comply with OAR Chapter
851 Division 45.
(7) The decision
to delegate or not delegate remains solely with the RN.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 678.150
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