Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 6 - STANDARD DEFINITIONS › Section 851-006-0060 - Definitions beginning with the letter "F"

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
"Facility-Based Program"
means an approved nursing assistant or medication aide training program offered
			 by a licensed nursing facility.
(2)
"Faculty -Led Clinical Experiences",
also known as "cohort
			 placement", means placement of a group of up to eight students where the
			 nursing faculty member guides the selection of student experiences and provides
			 oversight by being present on the unit or readily available to the students for
			 the entire duration of the clinical shift.
(3)
"Faculty member"
means an
			 individual nurse educator or nurse educator associate who are in a program of
			 nursing education and the individual nurse primary instructor or clinical
			 teaching associate in a program educating certified nursing assistants and
			 certified medication aides who are licensed as required by Board
			 rules.
(4)
"Faculty of
			 Record",
for the purposes of these rules, means the faculty member who
			 is actively engaged in delivering course content, has the ability to evaluate
			 students, assign and change grades, and who students will be asked to evaluate
			 at the end of the term. Also referred to as the "instructor of
			 record".
(5)
"Federal
			 regulations concerning substance abuse testing",
for the purposes of
			 these rules means as used in ORS
			 676.190(4) (I),
			 requiring a "licensee to submit to random drug or alcohol testing in accordance
			 with federal regulations" and refers to licensees who are selected for random
			 testing by a scientifically valid method, such as a random number table or a
			 computer-based random number generator that is matched with licensees' unique
			 identification numbers or other comparable identifying numbers. Under the
			 selection process used, each covered licensee shall have an equal chance of
			 being tested each time selections are made, as described in 40 CFR §
			 199.105(c) (2011). Random drug tests must be unannounced and the dates for
			 administering random tests must be spread reasonably throughout the calendar
			 year, as described in 40 CFR § 199.105(c)(7) (2011).
(6)
"Final clinical practicum"
means the final portion of pre-licensure student's clinical education
			 experience. Also refers to titles such as "integrative practice," capstone,"
			 "immersion," and others. For this practicum, the student is assigned one-to-one
			 to a registered nurse clinical preceptor for registered nurse students or a
			 licensed practical nurse for clinical preceptor for practical nurse students
			 for this experience. The nursing faculty member is not continuously present,
			 but provides oversight for the experience and meaningful presence.
(7)
"Fitness to practice
			 evaluation"
means the process a qualified evaluator uses to determine if
			 the licensee can safely perform the essential functions of the licensee's
			 health practice. Fitness to Practice evaluation may be in addition to a
			 Treatment Program Evaluation.
(8)
"Focused Assessment",
for the purposes of these rules, means
			 recognizing the patient's priority condition at the time of the intervention.
			 The nurse collects and validates and records assessment data and demonstrates
			 attentiveness by observing, monitoring, and reporting signs and symptoms, and
			 changes in the patient's condition in an ongoing manner. For the licensed
			 practical nurse (LPN), the focused assessment remains within the parameters of
			 the Registered Nurse (RN) established plan of care or within the parameters of
			 the licensed independent practitioner (LIP's) established treatment
			 plan.
(9)
"Focused Plan of
			 Care"
means the licensed practical nurse (LPN) prioritization of
			 interventions when interacting with a client. The LPN reviews the plan of care
			 and determines, based on their focused assessment what items in the registered
			 nurse or in the licensed independent practitioner treatment plan, are most
			 pertinent during the interaction with the client.. If the LPN determines that
			 the observations may require a change in the plan of care, the LPN must discuss
			 these documented observations with the RN or LIP. Only the RN may author and
			 update the nursing plan of care while only the LIP may author or update the
			 treatment plan.
(10)
"Full-time"
for the purposes of these rules, means at least 32
			 hours of regularly scheduled work each week.
(11)
"Functional impairment"
means providing care at the authorized level of licensure or certification when
			 unable or unfit to perform procedures or make decisions due to physical,
			 mental, or substance use disorder. This impairment is evidenced by documented
			 deterioration of functioning in the practice setting or by assessment of a
			 health care provider qualified to diagnosis the condition or status.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150