Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 851 - BOARD OF NURSING
Division 6 - STANDARD DEFINITIONS
Section 851-006-0210 - Definitions beginning with the letter "U"

(1) "Unit or Credit" See definition of "Clock Hours".

(2) "Unregulated Assistive Person (UAP)" means a person whose position description or job within an organization or client healthcare team does not require licensure or certification by a state of Oregon health related licensing agency. The UAP includes, but is not limited to, the person working in the following positions: medical assistant, certified medical assistant, registered medical assistant, home care worker, emergency department technician, labor and delivery technician, direct care staff, traditional health worker, volunteer. Status as a UAP includes those who have state of Oregon issued health-related licensure or certification but who holds into a position where their license or certificate is not a requirement. A licensee or certificate holder working as a UAP must not count the hours worked towards licensure or certificate renewal.

(3) "Unstable Condition" means a situation where the client's clinical and behavioral status is of a serious nature, critical, fluctuating, expected to rapidly change, and in need of the continuous reassessment and evaluation of a licensed nurse.