Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 11 - TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING
Chapter 225 - RN DELEGATION TO UNLICENSED PERSONNEL AND TASKS NOT REQUIRING DELEGATION IN INDEPENDENT LIVING ENVIRONMENTS FOR CLIENTS WITH STABLE AND PREDICTABLE CONDITIONS
Section 225.6 - RN Assessment of the Client
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) The RN, in consultation with the client if 16 or older, and when appropriate the client's responsible adult, must make an assessment to determine if the care:
(b) In making this determination, the RN shall consider each of the following elements of assessment to develop an overall picture of the client's health status:
(c) While each element must be assessed, strength in one factor may compensate/offset a weakness in another factor. The assessment under this section does not require the RN to know either the specific unlicensed person who will perform the tasks or the specific qualifications of the unlicensed person who will perform the tasks, thus the RN is not required to determine the competency of the unlicensed person.