Code of Massachusetts Regulations
244 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION IN NURSING
Title 244 CMR 3.00 - Registered Nurse And Licensed Practical Nurse
Section 3.02 - Responsibilities and Function - Registered Nurse
Universal Citation: 244 MA Code of Regs 244.3
Current through Register 1518, March 29, 2024
(1) A registered nurse shall bear full and ultimate responsibility for the quality of nursing care he or she provides to individuals and groups. Included in such responsibility is health maintenance, teaching, counseling, collaborative planning and restoration of optimal functioning and comfort or for the dignified death of those they serve. A registered nurse, within the parameters of his or her generic and continuing education and experience, may delegate nursing activities to unlicensed persons in accordance with 244 CMR 3.05:
(2) A registered nurse shall act, within his or her generic and continuing education and experience to:
(a) systematically assess health status of
individuals and groups and record the related health data;
(b) analyze and interpret said recorded data;
and make informed judgments there from as to the specific problems and elements
of nursing care mandated by a particular situation;
(c) plan and implement nursing intervention
which includes all appropriate elements of nursing care, prescribed medical or
other therapeutic regimens mandated by the particular situation, scientific
principles, recent advancements and current knowledge in the field;
(d) provide and coordinate health teaching
required by individuals, families and groups so as to maintain the optimal
possible level of health;
(e)
evaluate outcomes of nursing intervention, and initiate change when
appropriate;
(f) collaborate,
communicate and cooperate as appropriate with other health care providers to
ensure quality and continuity of care; and
(g) serve as patient advocate, within the
limits of the law.
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