Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING › Division 6 - STANDARD DEFINITIONS › Section 851-006-0160 - Definitions beginning with the letter "P"

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
"Paid Employment",
for the
			 purposes of these rules, means performing certified nursing assistant (CNA)
			 authorized duties for pay with supervision by a registered nurse or licensed
			 practical nurse or monitoring by an RN who works for the same employer as the
			 CNA.
(2)
"Physical
			 Impairment",
for the purposes of these rules, means the ability to move,
			 coordinate actions, or perform physical activities is significantly limited or
			 delayed and is exhibited by difficulties in one or more of the following areas:
			 physical and motor tasks; independent movement, performing activities of daily
			 living.
(3)
"Plan of
			 Care"
means the comprehensive plan authored by the registered nurse (RN)
			 that communicates the client's prioritized problems or risks; identifies
			 measurable client outcomes related to the problems or risks; and identifies the
			 nursing strategies and interventions chosen to address the identified problems
			 or risks. The plan of care is developed by the nursing process and can only be
			 authored by the RN. The advanced practice registered nurse's care orders are
			 also considered a plan of care.
(4)
"Post-master's certificate"
for the purposes of these rules, means
			 a certificate from an accredited graduate nursing education program that
			 prepares licensed advanced practice nurse to expand their scope to a different
			 population focus which may be in addition to their current license designation.
			 To incorporate the new population, focus into their practice, the nurse must
			 apply and meet the requirements for an additional license from the Board
			 designating the new population.
(5)
"Practice requirement"
means the number of nursing practice hours
			 designated by the Board within a given timeframe to qualify for initial
			 certification; licensure or certification by endorsement, renewal, reactivation
			 or reinstatement.
(6)
"Pre-licensure Program"
means a program of study in which
			 achievement of the educational requirements for nursing licensure are
			 accomplished. A program educates the individual to qualify for initial
			 licensure as a nurse.
(7)
"Professional Boundaries"
means the nurse and client therapeutic
			 relationship limitations that guide appropriate and professional interactions.
			 The licensee or certificate holder and the client establish a relationship
			 where the client depends on the licensee or certificate holder to have the
			 knowledge, skills, abilities, and competencies to provide the care needed by
			 the client. This relationship has a space between the needs of the client and
			 the ability of the licensee or certificate holder to provide that care. That
			 space is a professional boundary and is applicable in and out of the practice
			 setting. The licensee or certificate holder has power in that the client is
			 dependent upon the provision of care and the client is vulnerable to the
			 influences of this power. Violation of this space between power and
			 vulnerability through the blending of the personal and professional
			 relationship constitutes a boundary violation.
(8)
"Protocol",
for the purposes
			 of these rules means a medical order for a treatment or a medication that
			 contains pre-identified inclusion or exclusion criteria identified by the
			 prescriber. This includes the symptom-based protocol that directs the
			 administration of an over-the-counter medication to a client based only upon
			 the client's presenting symptoms.
(9)
"Public Discipline"
means
			 Board action against a licensee or certificate holder resulting in public
			 reporting of the discipline, including posting on the Oregon State Board of
			 Nursing (OSBN) website and in the OSBN publications. Public discipline is a
			 permanent document that remains publicly displayed for the life of the license
			 or certificate even after all requirements of the Board order are
			 satisfied.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  678.150
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  678.150