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24.159.1605    STANDARDS RELATED TO THE FACILITY'S CHIEF NURSING OFFICER REGARDING DELEGATION PRACTICES

(1) The facility's chief nursing officer is responsible for ensuring that:

(a) the UAP is oriented to the facility and specific role;

(b) the UAP's skills are observed, evaluated, and documented;

(c) a written UAP job description, specific to setting, is provided to the UAP and to the delegator;

(d) with respect to advanced delegation as provided in ARM 24.159.1630, 24.159.1631, 24.159.1636, and 24.159.1640, the UAP's satisfactory completion of education and maintenance of certification is verified;

(e) verification is performed of a nursing student's:

(i) current enrollment and good academic standing in a nursing education program approved by a state nursing board or a state nursing commission;

(ii) satisfactory completion of each academic period; and

(iii) current level of educational preparation, with a minimum of satisfactory completion of a course in the fundamentals of nursing as documented by official educational institution transcript and by course description;

(f) a name badge which includes first and last name and specific title in standard, bold face font no less than 18 point is provided to the UAP and is worn at all times when on duty, with the exception of settings requiring sterile attire;

(g) each nurse in the organization is educated on the process of delegation and the nurse's competency to delegate in accordance with these rules is assessed; and

(h) policy and procedures concerning delegation of nursing tasks are developed and implemented consistent with this subchapter.

(2) A violation of any rule in this subchapter constitutes unprofessional conduct under ARM 24.159.2301.

History: 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA; IMP, 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA; NEW, 2005 MAR p. 1291, Eff. 7/1/05; TRANS, from Commerce, & AMD, 2006 MAR p. 2035, Eff. 8/25/06.

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