Section 172-101-006 - UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCTUnprofessional conduct is set out in Neb. Rev. Stat. § 38-179 and this chapter as follows:
(1) Failure to utilize appropriate judgment in administering safe nursing practice based upon the level of nursing for which the individual is licensed;(2) Failure to exercise technical competence based upon the level of nursing for which the individual is licensed in carrying out nursing care;(3) Failure to follow policies or procedures implemented in the practice situation to safeguard patient care;(4) Failure to safeguard a patient's dignity or right to privacy;(5) Violating the confidentiality of information or knowledge concerning a patient;(6) Verbally or physically abusing patients;(7) Falsification or intentional unauthorized destruction of patient records;(8) Failure to maintain an accurate patient record;(9) Misappropriating medications, supplies or personal items of a patient or agency;(10) Committing any act which endangers patient safety or welfare;(11) Delegating or assigning nursing interventions contrary to the standards set in 172 NAC 99;(12) Failure to exercise supervision as set in 172 NAC 99 over persons who are authorized to practice only under the direction of the licensed nurse or licensed practitioner;(13) Leaving a patient care nursing assignment without notifying personnel so that reasonable arrangements for continuation of care can be made;(14) Failure to seek consultation, collaboration, or direction from another licensed health care provider when warranted by patient condition;(15) Accepting an assignment when the licensed nurse does not have the competence to safely perform the intervention required by the assignment;(16) Practice of the profession without a current active license or temporary license;(17) Failure of a licensee, who is the subject of a disciplinary investigation, to furnish the Department or its investigator with requested information or requested documents;(18) Falsification or misrepresentation of material facts in attempting to obtain nursing employment;(19) Altering a license or temporary license by changing the expiration date, license number or any other information appearing on the license;(20) Intentional falsification of material facts in a material document connected with the practice of nursing;(21) Violating any term of probation, condition, or limitation imposed on the licensee by the Department;(22) Kissing, fondling, touching or engaging in any other activities of a sexual nature with a patient;(23) Crossing the professional boundaries of the nurse-patient relationship, to include patients' family members, including the nurse's use of social media;(24) Failure to meet the repayment provisions for a loan received under the Nursing Student Loan Act; and(25) Failure to meet the repayment provisions for a loan received under the Nursing Faculty Student Loan Act.172 Neb. Admin. Code, ch. 101, § 006
Amended effective 10/5/2020