(9) ‘Approved written guidelines’ means specific statements developed by a certified registered nurse anesthetist and a supervising licensed physician or dentist or by the medical staff within the facility where practice privileges have been granted. (10) ‘Approved written protocols’ means specific statements developed collaboratively by a physician or the medical staff and a NP, CNM, or CNS that establishes physician delegation for medical aspects of care, including the prescription of medications. (1110) ‘Attendant care services’ means those basic and ancillary services that enable an individual in need of inhome care to live in the individual’s home and community rather than in an institution and to carry out functions of daily living, selfcare, and mobility. (1211) ‘Authorized licensed provider’ means a provider of health care services who is authorized to practice by a licensing board in this State where the scope of practice includes authority to order and prescribe drugs in treating patients. (1312) ‘Basic services’ includes: (a) getting in and out of a bed, wheelchair, motor vehicle, or other device; (b) assistance with routine bodily functions including health maintenance activities, bathing and personal hygiene, dressing and grooming, and feeding, including preparation and cleanup. (1413) ‘Board’ means the State Board of Nursing for South Carolina. (1514) ‘Boardapproved credentialing organization’ means an organization that offers a certification examination in a specialty area of nursing practice, establishes scope and standards of practice statements, and provides a mechanism for evaluating continuing competency in a specialized area of nursing practice which has been approved by the board. (1615) ‘Business days’ means every day except Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. (1716) ‘Cancellation’ means the withdrawal or invalidation of an authorization to practice that was issued to an ineligible person either in error or based upon a false, fraudulent, or deceptive representation in the application process. (1817) ‘Certification’ of a registered nurse means approval by an established body, other than the board, but recognized by the board, that recognizes the unique, minimal requirements of specialized areas of nursing practice. Certification requires completion of a recognized formal program of study and specialty board examination, if the specialty board exists, and certification of competence in nursing practice by the certifying agency.
nurse is a requirement of employment or where the individual uses any title or abbreviation indicating that the individual is a nurse. Orientation is considered the practice of nursing in this State. (4446) ‘Person’ means a natural person, male or female. (4547) ‘Physician’ means a physician licensed by the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners who possesses an active, unrestricted, permanent license to practice medicine. Physicians prohibited from charging remuneration or fees from APRNs for supervision or collaboration unless agreed to mutually by the APRN and physician. (4648) ‘Practice of nursing’ means the provision of services for compensation, except as provided in this chapter, that assists persons and groups to obtain or promote optimal health. Nursing practice requires the use of nursing judgment. Nursing judgment is the logical and systematic cognitive process of identifying pertinent information and evaluating data in the clinical context in order to produce informed decisions, which guide nursing actions. Nursing practice is provided by advanced practice registered nurses, registered nurses, and licensed practical nurses. The scope of nursing practice varies and is commensurate with the educational preparation and demonstrated competencies of the person who is accountable to the public for the quality of nursing care. Nursing practice occurs in the state in which the recipient of nursing services is located at the time nursing services are provided. (4749) ‘Practice of practical nursing’ means the performance of health care acts that require knowledge, judgment, and skill and must be performed under the supervision of an advanced practice registered nurse, registered nurse, licensed physician, licensed dentist, or other practitioner authorized by law to supervise LPN practice. The practice of practical nursing includes, but is not limited to: (a) collecting health care data to assist in planning care of persons; (b) administering and delivering medications and treatments as prescribed by an authorized licensed provider; (c) implementing nursing interventions and tasks; (d) providing basic teaching for health promotion and maintenance; (e) assisting in the evaluation of responses to interventions; (f) providing for the maintenance of safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly; (g) participating with other health care providers in the planning and delivering of health care;
(h) delegating nursing tasks to qualified others; (i) performing additional acts that require special education and training and that are approved by the board including, but not limited to, intravenous therapy and other specific nursing acts and functioning as a charge nurse. (4850) ‘Practice of registered nursing’ means the performance of health care acts in the nursing process that involve assessment, analysis, intervention, and evaluation. This practice requires specialized independent judgment and skill and is based on knowledge and application of the principles of biophysical and social sciences. The practice of registered nursing includes, but is not limited to: (a) assessing the health status of persons and groups; (b) analyzing the health status of persons and groups; (c) establishing outcomes to meet identified health care needs of persons and groups; (d) prescribing nursing interventions to achieve outcomes; (e) implementing nursing interventions to achieve outcomes; (f) administering and delivering medications and treatments prescribed by an authorized licensed provider; (g) delegating nursing interventions to qualified others; (h) providing for the maintenance of safe and effective nursing care rendered directly or indirectly; (i) providing counseling and teaching for the promotion and maintenance of health; (j) evaluating and revising responses to interventions, as appropriate; (k) teaching and evaluating the practice of nursing; (l) managing and supervising the practice of nursing; (m) collaborating with other health care professionals in the management of health care; (n) participating in or conducting research, or both, to enhance the body of nursing knowledge; (o) consulting to improve the practice of nursing; and (p) performing additional acts that require special education and training and that are approved by the board. (4951) ‘Private reprimand’ means a statement by the board that a violation was committed by a person authorized to practice which has been declared confidential and which is not subject to disclosure as a public document. (5052) ‘Probation’ means the issuance of an authorization to practice with terms and conditions imposed by the board. The holder of the authorization to practice on probation may petition the board