Wyoming Administrative Code
Agency 054 - Nursing, Board of
Sub-Agency 0002 - General
Chapter 3 - SCOPE AND STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE AND CNA ROLE
Section 3-2 - Definitions
Current through September 21, 2024
(a) "Delegatee" means the person who is delegated a nursing responsibility by either and APRN, RN, or LPN, is competent to perform it, and verbally accepts the responsibility. A delegate may be either an RN, LPN or UAP.
(b) "Delegation" means the transition of a performance of an activity, skill or procedure by a licensed nurse to a Delegatee. Pervasive functions of clinical reasoning, nursing judgment, or critical decision making cannot be delegated.
(c) "Employer/Nurse Leader" means the person responsible for the oversight of delegated responsibilities for the facility.
(d) "Licensed Nurse" mean those persons holding an active Wyoming license as an APRN, RN, or LPN.
(e) "UAP" means unlicensed assistive personnel trained to function in a supportive role, regardless of title, to which a nursing responsibility may be delegated. This includes, but is not limited to CNAs, patient care technicians, certified medication aides, and home health aides.
