Section 632.225 - Additional duties in area of specialization1. A registered nurse may perform a skill, assessment, intervention or other duty in addition to those taught in a basic educational program for a professional nurse if: (a) The performance of the skill, assessment, intervention or other duty is within the authorized scope of practice of a registered nurse in this State.(b) In performing the skill, assessment, intervention or other duty the registered nurse follows the applicable written procedures and policies approved by the medical staff, the nursing administration and the administration of the employing agency.(c) Before performing the skill, assessment, intervention or other duty the registered nurse submits to his or her employer proof that he or she: (1) Has completed a comprehensive program of study and supervised clinical practice which was approved by the Board on or after January 1, 1986;(2) Has completed a comprehensive program of study and supervised clinical practice from another state;(3) Maintains certification from a national organization recognized by the Board for this purpose; or(4) Has acquired the additional knowledge, skill and ability.2. The registered nurse and his or her employer shall each maintain evidence of:(a) The original documentation and demonstration of the acquired knowledge, skill and ability; and(b) Annual verification of the registered nurse's continued competency regarding that knowledge, skill and ability through recertification or records of evaluations documenting satisfactory repeated performances of the knowledge, skill and ability in the nurse's area of practice.3. For the purposes of paragraph (a) of subsection 1, a skill, assessment, intervention or other duty is within the authorized scope of practice of a registered nurse if it has been described as being performed by a registered nurse in two or more national nursing publications, national nursing practice guidelines or national standards for nursing practice, or any combination thereof, which: (a) Are listed in the annual Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature that was most recently approved by the Board; or(b) Have been individually approved by the Board.Nev. Admin. Code § 632.225
Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing, eff. 3-17-86; A 6-1-88; 2-6-90; 7-16-92; 5-18-94; 9-9-94; R112-11, 2-15-2012