Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 632 - Nursing
GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE OF NURSING
Identification
Section 632.249 - Identification by appropriate title required; identification requirements for telenursing

Universal Citation: NV Admin Code 632.249

Current through December 31, 2024

1. Each registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant, medication aide - certified, nursing student and nurse certified in an advanced specialty shall identify himself or herself by his or her appropriate title:

(a) When recording information on a record;

(b) When introducing himself or herself to a client, patient or prospective patient; and

(c) On a name tag which:
(1) Includes, at a minimum, his or her first name and the first initial of his or her last name, and his or her title;

(2) Is prominently displayed on his or her clothing; and

(3) Is clearly legible from a distance of at least 3 feet.

2. In addition to the requirements set forth in subsection 1, each registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, certified nursing assistant, medication aide - certified, nursing student and nurse certified in an advanced specialty shall, when practicing telenursing, identify orally the state in which he or she is licensed or certified.

3. As used in this section:

(a) "Nurse certified in an advanced specialty" includes, but is not limited to, a clinical nurse specialist, advanced practitioner of nursing, certified registered nurse anesthetist and attendant as that term is defined in NAC 632.565.

(b) "Telenursing" means the provision of nursing care or advice from a remote location through the use of telecommunications equipment, including, but not limited to, a telephone, teletype, facsimile machine and any equipment capable of transmitting a video image.

Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing, eff. 7-11-96; A by R211-97, 9-25-98; R122-01, 12-17-2001; R112-11, 2-15-2012

NRS 632.120

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