Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 2870 - Definitions › Chapter 1 - Definitions › Rule 30-2870-1.1 - Definition of Terms

Current through June 25, 2024
A. Advanced
				Practice Registered Nurse: An advanced practice registered nurse is a person
				who is licensed or holds the privilege to practice under Miss. Code Ann.
				Section
				73-15-5,
				and who is nationally certified as an advanced practice registered nurse or in
				a specialized nursing practice and includes certified nurse midwives "CNM"
				certified registered nurse anesthetists "CRNA" and certified nurse
				practitioners "CNP."
B.
				Approval/Approved Program of Nursing: A nursing program which has been
				officially recognized as having met the standards set forth by the legally
				authorized approval or accrediting entity within the state.
C. Auxiliary Worker/Unlicensed Person: An
				individual who is trained to function in an assistive role to the licensed
				nurse in the provision of patient care as delegated by and under the
				supervision of the registered nurse.
D. Collaboration: A Mississippi Board of
				Nursing recognized relationship between the APRN and a physician with an
				unrestricted license to practice medicine in the state of Mississippi. This
				relationship must be documented in a protocol that is mutually agreed upon by
				the physician and the nurse practitioner and approved by the Board of Nursing.
				In accordance with the purpose of the Mississippi Board of Nursing, the board
				shall have the authority to inspect all records maintained by the nurse
				practitioner and related to the nurse practitioner's practice.
E. Competence: The skillful and proficient
				performance of the functions that are within the role of the license and the
				demonstration of essential knowledge, judgment, and skills.
F. Delegate/Delegation: The transfer of
				responsibility for the performance of an activity from one individual to
				another while retaining accountability for the outcome.
G. Electronic Prescribing: Electronic
				prescribing or E-prescribing shall mean the electronic entry of a prescription
				by a practitioner, the secure electronic transmission of the prescription to a
				pharmacy, the receipt of an electronic message by the pharmacy and
				E-prescription renewal requests sent electronically by the pharmacy to the
				practitioner. Electronic transmissions may be computer to computer or computer
				to facsimile.
H. Endorsement: The
				process by which individuals are licensed in other jurisdictions, or who would
				be eligible for reinstatement of licensure in a compact state if that compact
				state were the applicant's primary state of residence, to achieve the legal
				privilege to practice nursing in this state upon fulfilling all requirements
				set by the board.
I. Inactive
				Licensure: The state of licensure granted at the discretion of the board to
				persons not engaged in the active practice of nursing but desiring to maintain
				licensure.
J. Lapsed License: The
				licensure status of an individual who has failed to renew the nursing license
				within the time period specified in the Nursing Practice Law.
K. Licensed Practical Nurse Certified in IV
				Therapy: A licensed practical nurse who has met all requirements for
				certification, as stated in the Nursing Practice Law, Rules and Regulations,
				and who has been certified by the board in the expanded role of IV
				therapy.
L. Licensure: A regulatory
				mechanism by which a jurisdiction grants permission to an individual to
				practice nursing upon finding that the applicant has met predetermined
				qualifications and has attained the degree of competency necessary to practice
				at a safe and effective level.
M.
				Prescribe: The act of providing a prescription for medication.
N. Order: To direct the administration of a
				therapeutic procedure or medication for a patient.
O. Reinstatement
The procedure of restoring or re-establishing a nursing
				  license which has lapsed or which has been suspended or revoked, by fulfilling
				  all requirements set by the board.
P. Renewal of Licensure: The procedure by
				which authorization to continue practicing is extended by the board for a
				specified period of time, provided the licensee meets all
				requirements.
Q. Scope of Practice:
				The legally authorized range of activities and functions performed by licensed
				nurses and based on competence of the nurse, availability of necessary
				resources, and generally accepted standards of practice.
R. Standards of Practice: Practice
				guidelines, criteria, parameters, or other recommendations related to nursing
				practice that serve as a measure or model to which the practice of nursing
				should conform. Such standards are issued by professional associations or other
				recognized authorities and agencies.
S. Supervision: A close watch involving
				judicious oversight and evaluation and the provision of guidance and direction.
1) Direct Supervision - Supervision provided
				by an individual who is physically present in the patient care unit where the
				patient is receiving nursing care.
2) Indirect Supervision - Supervision
				provided by an individual who is immediately accessible but is not physically
				present on the patient care unit where the patient is receiving nursing
				care.