Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.159 - BOARD OF NURSING
Subchapter 24.159.16 - Delegation and Assignment
Rule 24.159.1625 - GENERAL NURSING FUNCTIONS AND TASKS THAT MAY NOT BE DELEGATED
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.159.1625
Current through Register Vol. 6, March 22, 2024
(1) The following nursing tasks require nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill and may not be delegated:
(a) the nursing assessment;
(b) development of the nursing
diagnosis;
(c) establishment of the
nursing care goal;
(d) development
of the nursing care plan; and
(e)
evaluation of the patient's progress, or lack of progress, toward goal
achievement.
(2) A nurse may not delegate to an AP the authority to receive verbal orders from providers.
(3) A nurse may not delegate to an AP the task of teaching or counseling patients or a patient's family relating to nursing and nursing services.
AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA IMP: 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA
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