Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 6 - STANDARD DEFINITIONS › Section 851-006-0140 - Definitions beginning with the letter "N"

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
"Name of Record"
means the
			 name to which the applicant is legally entitled, submitted on theinitial
			 application, or changed at the written request of the applicant with
			 documentation of the legal basis for the change. The licensee or certificate
			 holder shall continue to sign all practice documents with the name of record
			 until the official name change has been processed by the Board and the name of
			 record reflects the current name used by the licensee or certificate
			 holder.
(2)
"National Board
			 Certification"
means current certification as an advanced practice nurse
			 in a role and population focus through testing accredited by the National
			 Commission on Certifying Agencies or the American Boards of Nursing
			 Specialties, as approved by the Board.
(3)
"Non-Oregon Based Program"
means an academic program, not located in Oregon, recognized by the United
			 States Department of Education (DOE) or the Council of Higher Education
			 Accreditation (CHEA) that offers a degree to students in preparation for
			 nursing licensure. The Board has no approval authority over these programs but
			 requires Board approval when these programs have clinical placements in
			 Oregon.
(4)
"Non-Traditional
			 Dispensing"
means using automation, such as vending machines, dispensing
			 drugs for therapies greater than 72-hour supply and providing refills at the
			 point of care. The rules regarding these sites fall under the jurisdiction of
			 the Board of Pharmacy. This level of dispensing requires registration with the
			 Oregon Board of Pharmacy. Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists
			 registered with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy will be subject to annual fees,
			 inspections, and compliance standards.
(5)
"Non-injectable Medication"
means any medication, including controlled substances, which is not
			 administered by the arterial, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular,
			 intraosseous, epidural, intrathecal or intravenous route.
(6)
"Nurse Aide Registry"
means
			 the listing of certified nursing assistants maintained by the appropriate state
			 agency in another state or jurisdiction of the United States. In Oregon, this
			 list is referred to as the "CNA registry".
(7)
"Nurse Administrator",
for
			 the purposes of these rules, means a registered nurse who is responsible and
			 accountable for the nursing educational department, division or program
			 regardless of the official title assigned by any specific
			 institution.
(8)
"Nurse
			 Educator"
means a registered nurse who, as a member of the nursing
			 faculty, is responsible for the development and implementation of the nursing
			 program including curriculum, policies, student advising, and evaluation,
			 mentoring and collaborating with nurse educator associates and clinical
			 teaching associates. This may include a full-time or part-time position. For
			 the purposes of these rule, this includes all nurse faculty members, regardless
			 of rank, who have responsibility for development and implementation of the
			 program.
(9)
"Nurse Educator
			 Associate"
or
"Adjunct Faculty
" means a registered nurse
			 who may contribute to classroom and clinical instruction in collaboration with
			 and under the direction of the nurse educator.
(10)
"Nurse Emeritus"
means the
			 licensee retired from practice who has been granted Emeritus Licensure allowing
			 the practice of practical nursing or registered nursing to occur in a volunteer
			 or other non-compensatory basis. The Nurse Emeritus must develop a Board
			 approved plan for showing continued competency with nursing interventions
			 applicable to the practice setting. This licensed is not renewed but must be
			 applied for every two years to include the continued competency plan for the
			 next two years. This license type is based upon the competency plan and not
			 practice hours.
(11)
"Nurse
			 Practice Act",
for the purposes of these rules, means Oregon Revised
			 Statute (ORS) 678.010 through 678.448 and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)
			 Chapter 851 inclusive of all divisions.
(12)
"Nurse Practitioner" (NP)
means an advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed by the Board to
			 independently assume responsibility and accountability for the care of clients.
			 The title nurse practitioner and population foci of practice shall not be used
			 unless the individual is licensed by the Board.
(13)
"Nurse Practitioner Orders"
means written or verbal instructions or directions by the nurse practitioner
			 for interventions, diagnostic tests, evaluations, drugs, or treatment
			 modalities. Nurse practitioners may establish protocols and standing
			 orders.
(14)
"Nursing
			 Judgment"
means the intellectual process the nurse exercises in forming
			 an opinion and reaching a clinical decision based on analysis of evidence or
			 data.
(15)
Nursing Practice
			 Experience:
includes a combination of four modalities to refine
			 competencies at the appropriate program level:
1)
skills laboratory,
which
			 includes skills application using a variety of equipment and teaching
			 methodologies;
2)
direct
			 care,
which is the provision of nursing care to patients in a variety of
			 healthcare settings and participation in learning activities specifically
			 relating to actual patient situations or the patient care environment;
3)
simulation,
which
			 is care provided in a simulated patient care environment; and
4)
final clinical practicum,
which is one-on-one learning with a facility nurse focusing on the
			 demonstration of the program's overall clinical outcomes. The clinical
			 component of the nursing curriculum includes the modalities of direct care,
			 simulation, and final clinical practicum.