Section N 6.03 - Standards of practice for registered nurses(1) GENERAL NURSING PROCEDURES. An R.N. shall utilize the nursing process in the execution of general nursing procedures in the maintenance of health, prevention of illness or care of the ill. The nursing process consists of the steps of assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. This standard is met through performance of each of the following steps of the nursing process: (a)Assessment. Assessment is the systematic and continual collection and analysis of data about the health status of a patient culminating in the formulation of a nursing diagnosis.(b)Planning. Planning is developing a nursing plan of care for a patient which includes goals and priorities derived from the nursing diagnosis.(c)Intervention. Intervention is the nursing action to implement the plan of care by directly administering care or by directing and supervising nursing acts delegated to L.P.N.'s or less skilled assistants.(d)Evaluation. Evaluation is the determination of a patient's progress or lack of progress toward goal achievement which may lead to modification of the nursing diagnosis.(2) PERFORMANCE OF DELEGATED ACTS. In the performance of delegated acts an R.N. shall do all of the following: (a) Accept only those delegated acts for which there are protocols or written or verbal orders.(b) Accept only those delegated acts for which the R.N. is competent to perform based on his or her nursing education, training or experience.(c) Consult with a provider in cases where the R.N. knows or should know a delegated act may harm a patient.(d) Perform delegated acts under the general supervision or direction of provider.(3) SUPERVISION AND DIRECTION OF DELEGATED ACTS. In the supervision and direction of delegated acts an R.N. shall do all of the following: (a) Delegate tasks commensurate with educational preparation and demonstrated abilities of the person supervised.(b) Provide direction and assistance to those supervised.(c) Observe and monitor the activities of those supervised.(d) Evaluate the effectiveness of acts performed under supervision.Wis. Admin. Code Board of Nursing N 6.03
Cr. Register, May, 1983, No. 329, eff. 6-1-83; am. (1) (c) and (2) (intro.), Register, May, 1990, No. 413, eff. 6-1-90; CR 00-167: am. (2) (c) and (d), Register August 2001 No. 548, eff. 9-1-01.Amended by, CR 15-099: am. (2), (3) (intro.), (a) to (c) Register August 2016 No. 728, eff. 9/1/2016