12 Alaska Admin. Code § 44.970

Current through September 25, 2024

Section 12 AAC 44.970 - Nursing duties that may not be delegated

Nursing duties that require the exercise of professional nursing knowledge or judgment or complex nursing skills may not be delegated. Nursing duties that may not be delegated include

(1) the comprehensive assessment of the patient by a registered nurse, and referral and follow-up;

(2) the focused assessment of the patient by a licensed practical nurse;

(3) formulation of the plan of nursing care and evaluation of the patient's response to the care provided;

(4) health education and health counseling of the patient and the patient's family or significant others in promoting the patient's health;

(5) receiving or transmitting verbal, telephone, or written orders from the patient's health care provider;

(6) the initiation, administration, and monitoring of intravenous therapy, including blood or blood products;

(7) providing and assessing sterile wound or decubitus ulcer care;

(8) managing and monitoring home dialysis therapy;

(9) oral tracheal suction;

(10) medication management for unstable medical conditions requiring ongoing assessment and adjustment of dosage or timing of administration;

(11) placement and administration of nasogastric tubes and fluids;

(12) initial assessment and management of newly-placed gastrostomy tubes and the patient's nutrition;

(13) except as provided in 12 AAC 44.966, the administration of injectable medications; and

(14) repealed 8/10/2016.

12 AAC 44.970

Eff. 10/14/2004, Register 172; am 8/30/2007, Register 183; am 5/7/2010, Register 194; am 8/10/2016, Register 219, October 2016

In 2010 the revisor of statutes, acting under AS 01.05.031, renumbered former AS 08.68.405 as AS 08.68.805, and renumbered former AS 08.68.410 as AS 08.68.850. As of Register 196 (January 2011), the regulations attorney made conforming technical revisions under AS 44.62.125(b)(6), to the authority citation that follows 12 AAC 44.970, so that citations to former AS 08.68.405 and AS 08.68.410 now refer to the renumbered statutes, AS 08.68.805 and AS 08.68.850.

Authority:AS 08.68.100

AS 08.68.805

AS 08.68.850