Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING
Division 6 - STANDARD DEFINITIONS
Section 851-006-0140 - Definitions beginning with the letter "N"

(1) "Name of Record" means the name to which the applicant is legally entitled, submitted on theinitial application, or changed at the written request of the applicant with documentation of the legal basis for the change. The licensee or certificate holder shall continue to sign all practice documents with the name of record until the official name change has been processed by the Board and the name of record reflects the current name used by the licensee or certificate holder.

(2) "National Board Certification" means current certification as an advanced practice nurse in a role and population focus through testing accredited by the National Commission on Certifying Agencies or the American Boards of Nursing Specialties, as approved by the Board.

(3) "Non-Oregon Based Program" means an academic program, not located in Oregon, recognized by the United States Department of Education (DOE) or the Council of Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) that offers a degree to students in preparation for nursing licensure. The Board has no approval authority over these programs but requires Board approval when these programs have clinical placements in Oregon.

(4) "Non-Traditional Dispensing" means using automation, such as vending machines, dispensing drugs for therapies greater than 72-hour supply and providing refills at the point of care. The rules regarding these sites fall under the jurisdiction of the Board of Pharmacy. This level of dispensing requires registration with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy. Nurse Practitioners and Clinical Nurse Specialists registered with the Oregon Board of Pharmacy will be subject to annual fees, inspections, and compliance standards.

(5) "Non-injectable Medication" means any medication, including controlled substances, which is not administered by the arterial, intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intraosseous, epidural, intrathecal or intravenous route.

(6) "Nurse Aide Registry" means the listing of certified nursing assistants maintained by the appropriate state agency in another state or jurisdiction of the United States. In Oregon, this list is referred to as the "CNA registry".

(7) "Nurse Administrator", for the purposes of these rules, means a registered nurse who is responsible and accountable for the nursing educational department, division or program regardless of the official title assigned by any specific institution.

(8) "Nurse Educator" means a registered nurse who, as a member of the nursing faculty, is responsible for the development and implementation of the nursing program including curriculum, policies, student advising, and evaluation, mentoring and collaborating with nurse educator associates and clinical teaching associates. This may include a full-time or part-time position. For the purposes of these rule, this includes all nurse faculty members, regardless of rank, who have responsibility for development and implementation of the program.

(9) "Nurse Educator Associate" or "Adjunct Faculty" means a registered nurse who may contribute to classroom and clinical instruction in collaboration with and under the direction of the nurse educator.

(10) "Nurse Emeritus" means the licensee retired from practice who has been granted Emeritus Licensure allowing the practice of practical nursing or registered nursing to occur in a volunteer or other non-compensatory basis. The Nurse Emeritus must develop a Board approved plan for showing continued competency with nursing interventions applicable to the practice setting. This licensed is not renewed but must be applied for every two years to include the continued competency plan for the next two years. This license type is based upon the competency plan and not practice hours.

(11) "Nurse Practice Act", for the purposes of these rules, means Oregon Revised Statute (ORS) 678.010 through 678.448 and Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) Chapter 851 inclusive of all divisions.

(12) "Nurse Practitioner" (NP) means an advanced practice registered nurse who is licensed by the Board to independently assume responsibility and accountability for the care of clients. The title nurse practitioner and population foci of practice shall not be used unless the individual is licensed by the Board.

(13) "Nurse Practitioner Orders" means written or verbal instructions or directions by the nurse practitioner for interventions, diagnostic tests, evaluations, drugs, or treatment modalities. Nurse practitioners may establish protocols and standing orders.

(14) "Nursing Judgment" means the intellectual process the nurse exercises in forming an opinion and reaching a clinical decision based on analysis of evidence or data.

(15) Nursing Practice Experience: includes a combination of four modalities to refine competencies at the appropriate program level:

(16) "Nursing Procedure" means a health-related procedure commonly taught in nursing education programs and normally performed by the registered nurse or licensed practical nurse when implementing the nursing plan of care.

(17) "Nursing Process" means the critical thinking model used by nurses that directs the development of or revision of the plan of care. The components of the nursing process are assessment, identification of client needs or risks, identification of expected outcomes, planning how care will be implemented, implementation of the plan, and evaluation of the plan for continuation or revision.