Washington Administrative Code › Title 246 - Health, Department of › PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS AND LICENSING › Chapter 246-841A - Nursing assistants › VIOLATIONS OF STANDARDS AND DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 246-841A-600 - Violations of standards for nursing assistant conduct or practice

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) General
				  violations of standards of practice for all nursing assistants. The following
				  conduct may subject a nursing assistant to disciplinary action under the
				  Uniform Disciplinary Act, chapter 18.130 RCW:
(a) Engaging in conduct described in
				  RCW
				  18.130.180;
(b) Engaging in conduct such as, but not
				  limited to:
(i) Failure to adhere and perform
				  in accordance with standards of practice and competencies as stated in WAC
				  246-841A-400;
(ii) Performance of care activities beyond
				  the nursing assistant scope of practice or regulations specific to the practice
				  setting;
(iii) Performing or
				  attempting to perform care tasks or procedures for which the nursing assistant
				  lacks the appropriate knowledge, experience, and education and/or failing to
				  obtain instruction, supervision and/or consultation for client or resident
				  safety;
(iv) Failure to follow a
				  client's or resident's care plan;
(v) Failure to report and document accurately
				  and legibly the provision of care and other information pertinent to the care
				  of a client or resident. Examples include, but are not limited to, a client's
				  or resident's status; a change in status; observations of client's or
				  resident's responses to care; progress; or a client's or resident's expressed
				  concern;
(vi) Altering or
				  destroying entries or making incorrect, illegible, or false entries in a client
				  or resident record or an employer or employee record;
(vii) Failure to protect clients from unsafe
				  practices or conditions, exploitation, abusive acts, neglect, or sexual
				  misconduct as defined in WAC
				  246-16-100;
(viii) Violating the confidentiality or
				  privacy of the client or resident, except where required by law or for the
				  protection of the client or resident. These violations include taking or
				  disseminating photos or videos of a client or resident by any means, including
				  social media;
(ix) Providing care
				  for a client or resident while impaired by alcohol or drugs;
(x) Providing care for a client or resident
				  while affected by a mental, physical, or emotional condition to the extent that
				  there is an undue risk of harm to self or others;
(xi) Abandoning a client or resident by
				  leaving an assignment without transferring responsibilities to appropriate
				  personnel or caregiver when the condition of the client or resident requires
				  continued care;
(xii) Taking
				  client's property for own or other's use or benefit. Soliciting, accepting, or
				  borrowing money or property from clients;
(xiii) Conviction of a crime involving
				  physical abuse or sexual abuse including convictions of any crime or plea of
				  guilty, including crimes against persons as defined in
				  RCW
				  43.43.830 and crimes involving the personal
				  property of a client or resident, whether or not the crime relates to the
				  nursing assistant role;
(xiv)
				  Permitting another person to use the nursing assistant credential or using
				  another person's credential;
(xv)
				  Disclosing the contents of the nursing assistant credentialing examination or
				  soliciting, accepting, or compiling information regarding the contents of any
				  examination before, during, or after its administration; or
(xvi) Failure to follow the employer's or
				  workplace policy and procedure for the wastage of
				  medications.