Alaska Administrative Code › Title 12 - Professional Regulations › Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing › Chapter 44 - Board of Nursing › Article 9 - General Provisions › 12 AAC 44.990 - Definitions

Current through May 31, 2024
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise
					 requires,
(1) "administration of
				  medication" means the direct application of a medication to the body of a
				  patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or other means;
(2) "anesthesia service" means a qualified
				  person or group of people given responsibility by the employing agency for
				  administration of anesthetics and related maintenance of safety
				  controls;
(3) "ARPN" means advanced
				  practice registered nurse as defined in
				  AS
				  08.68.850;
(4) "associate degree program" includes
				  general academic and nursing courses, is conducted within a community or junior
				  college; and prepares a person for an associate degree in nursing;
(5) "baccalaureate program" is a program
				  conducted in a senior college or university and which is in an academic
				  department, division, school, or college of the senior college or university,
				  which prepares persons for a baccalaureate degree in nursing;
(6) "board" means Alaska Board of
				  Nursing;
(7) repealed
				  5/16/2018;
(8) "client" means an
				  individual who receives care from a licensee;
(9) "comprehensive assessment of the patient
				  by a registered nurse" means the initial and ongoing collection of information
				  about the patient to anticipate and recognize changes in the patient's medical
				  conditions or health status, synthesize the biological, psychological, and
				  social aspects of the patient's medical condition, evaluate the impact of
				  health care, make decisions regarding changes in care, plan nursing
				  interventions, evaluate the need for different interventions, and communicate
				  and consult with the other health care providers regarding the patient's
				  medical treatment;
(10) "contact
				  hour" means a 50-minute classroom instructional session or three laboratory or
				  clinical practice hours;
(11)
				  "controlled substance" has the meaning given that term in
				  AS
				  11.71.900, as revised as of September 19,
				  2002, adopted by reference;
(12)
				  "cooperating agencies" means any facility which provides clinical experience
				  for the education of students in a nursing education program;
(13) "criminal justice information" has the
				  meaning given in
				  AS
				  12.62.900;
(14) "delegate the performance of nursing
				  duties" means the assignment by a nurse licensed under AS 08.68 of a specific
				  nursing duty within the nurse's scope of practice for a specific patient to
				  another person as authorized under
				  AS
				  08.68.805 and
				  12 AAC 44.950 -
				  12 AAC 44.970;
(15) "department" means the Department of
				  Commerce, Community, and Economic Development;
(16) "division" means the division assigned
				  occupational licensing functions in the department.
(17) "drug" has the meaning that term is
				  given in
				  AS
				  11.71.900, as revised as of September 19,
				  2002, adopted by reference;
(18)
				  "focused assessment" of a patient by an licensed practical nurse means an
				  appraisal of the patient's medical status and condition, contributing to
				  ongoing data collection, and deciding who needs to be informed of the
				  information and when to inform;
(19) "on-site" means being physically present
				  at the location where nursing duties are to be performed under a delegation
				  from a nurse to another person;
(20) "preceptorship" is that portion of the
				  ARPN course of study consisting of clinical experiences under the auspices of a
				  qualified preceptor for the purpose of correlating theory to practical
				  application of the expanding role of the nurse; the setting must provide an
				  environment that permits observation and active participation in the delivery
				  of health care;
(21) "PRN
				  medication" means medication to be taken as needed by the patient;
(22) "qualified preceptor" means an advanced
				  practice registered nurse practitioner currently authorized to practice as an
				  ARPN in the state or a currently licensed, practicing physician or a physician
				  specifically exempted by
				  AS
				  08.64.370(1) and approved by
				  the board; the functions of the preceptor include supervision, teaching, and
				  evaluation of a student's performance in the clinical setting;
(23) "school" or "program" means a division
				  in a college or university which is responsible for preparing persons for
				  practice of professional or practical nursing;
(24) "sexual contact" has the meaning given
				  that term in
				  AS
				  11.81.900, as revised as of September 19,
				  2002, adopted by reference;
(25)
				  "sexual impropriety" means behavior, a gesture, or an expression that is
				  seductive, sexually suggestive, or sexually demeaning to a client; "sexual
				  impropriety" includes
(A) encouraging the
				  client to masturbate in the presence of the licensee or masturbation by the
				  licensee while the client is present;
(B) offering to provide controlled substances
				  or other drugs to the client in exchange for sexual contact;
(C) disrobing or draping practice that is
				  seductive, sexually suggestive, or sexually demeaning to a client, such as
				  deliberately watching a client dress or undress or failing to provide privacy
				  for disrobing; in this subparagraph, "deliberately watching a client dress or
				  undress" does not include observing a client who may need assistance in
				  dressing or undressing due to physical limitations or medical
				  conditions;
(D) making a comment
				  about or to the client that is seductive, sexually suggestive, or sexually
				  demeaning to a client, including
(i) sexual
				  comment about a client's body or underclothing;
(ii) sexualized or sexually-demeaning comment
				  to a client;
(iii) demeaning or
				  degrading comments to the client about the client's sexual orientation,
				  regardless of whether the client is homosexual, heterosexual, or
				  bisexual;
(iv) requesting details
				  of sexual history or sexual likes or dislikes of the client if the details are
				  not clinically indicated for the type of examination or consultation within the
				  scope of practice of the licensee;
(E) initiation by the licensee of
				  conversation with a client regarding the sexual problems, preferences, or
				  fantasies of the licensee;
(F)
				  using the medical or professional relationship with the client to solicit
				  sexual contact or a romantic relationship with the client or another;
(G) kissing a client in a romantic or sexual
				  manner;