Michigan Administrative Code › Department - Licensing and Regulatory Affairs › Bureau of Professional Licensing › Board of Nursing › Board of Nursing - General Rules › Part 4 - NURSE SPECIALTY CERTIFICATION › Section R. 338.10401 - Definitions

Current through Vol. 24-12, July 15, 2024
Rule 401. As used in this part:
(a) "Clinical nurse specialist" means an
					 individual who is licensed under part 172 of the code, MCL
					 333.17201
					 to
					 333.17242,
					 as a registered nurse, who is certified by the board to use the title clinical
					 nurse specialist, and who focuses on continuous improvement of patient outcomes
					 and nursing care with broad focus across the areas of direct patient care,
					 patient education, nursing education, nursing practice, and organizational
					 systems. A clinical nurse specialist is responsible and accountable for
					 diagnosis and treatment of health/illness states, including the prescription
					 and use of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions that are within
					 the clinical nurse specialists specialty role and scope of practice; disease
					 management, health promotion; and prevention of illness and risk behaviors
					 among individuals, families, groups, and communities. Nursing care provided by
					 a clinical nurse specialist also includes the evaluation of patient outcomes;
					 the translation of evidence into practice; and the development, planning,
					 coordination and direction of programs of care for acute and chronically ill
					 patients and their families.
(b)
					 "Nurse anesthetist" means an individual who is licensed under part 172 of the
					 code, MCL
					 333.17201
					 to
					 333.17242,
					 as a registered nurse, who is certified by the board to use the title nurse
					 anesthetist, and who is prepared to provide the full spectrum of anesthesia
					 care and anesthesia-related care that is within the nurse anesthetists
					 specialty role and scope of practice for individuals across the lifespan, whose
					 health status may range from healthy through all recognized levels of acuity,
					 including persons with immediate, severe, or life-threatening illnesses or
					 injury.
(c) "Nurse midwife" means
					 an individual who is licensed under part 172 of the code, MCL
					 333.17201
					 to
					 333.17242,
					 as a registered nurse, who is certified by the board to use the title nurse
					 midwife, and who focuses on primary care services for women throughout their
					 lifespan, including comprehensive maternity care that includes prenatal care,
					 childbirth in diverse settings, postpartum care, and newborn care;
					 gynecological, reproductive, and contraceptive care; physical exams; diagnosis
					 and treatment of common health problems with consultation or referral as
					 indicated; prescribing pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions and
					 treatments that are within the nurse midwifes specialty role and scope of
					 practice; and treatment of male partners for sexually transmitted infection and
					 reproductive health.
(d) "Nurse
					 practitioner" means an individual who is licensed under part 172 of the code,
					 MCL
					 333.17201
					 to
					 333.17242,
					 as a registered nurse, who is certified by the board to use the title nurse
					 practitioner, and who focuses on the performance of comprehensive assessments;
					 providing physical examinations and other health assessments and screening
					 activities; and diagnosing, treating, and managing patients with acute and
					 chronic illnesses and diseases. Nursing care provided by a nurse practitioner
					 includes ordering, performing, supervising, and interpreting laboratory and
					 imaging studies; prescribing pharmacological and nonpharmacological
					 interventions and treatments that are within the nurse practitioners specialty
					 role and scope of practice; health promotion; disease prevention; health
					 education; and counseling of patients and families with potential, acute, and
					 chronic health disorders.