Nevada Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 6, 2015) |
Chapter632 Nursing |
GENERAL STANDARDS FOR PRACTICE OF NURSING |
Advisory Committees |
NAC 632.210. Committee to advise Board on protection of public through safe practice of nursing and on Alternative Program for Chemically Dependent Nurses. |
NAC 632.211. Committees to advise Board on certain matters regarding practice of nursing. |
Registered Nurses |
NAC 632.212. Duties included; competency required. |
NAC 632.214. Observation of patients; communication with other providers of health care; allowance for patients’ choices. |
NAC 632.216. Care of patients; additional authorized duties. |
NAC 632.218. Maintenance of patients’ health. |
NAC 632.220. Medication and treatment of patients; response to orders; adjustment of dosage or frequency of medication. |
NAC 632.222. Delegation and supervision of nursing care. |
NAC 632.224. Supervision of others; duties of chief nurse; determination of authorized scope of practice; verification of competency. |
NAC 632.225. Additional duties in area of specialization. |
NAC 632.226. Employment as school nurse: Duties; delegation of nursing services; requirements for administering medication to pupils. |
Practical Nurses |
NAC 632.228. Duties included. |
NAC 632.230. Limitations on performance of tasks; supervision of others. |
NAC 632.232. Recording and reporting. |
NAC 632.234. Performance of therapeutic procedures; duties of scrub nurse. |
NAC 632.236. Understanding and verifying orders. |
NAC 632.238. Preparing and administering medication. |
NAC 632.240. Knowledge of community resources; participation concerning policies and procedures of practice. |
NAC 632.242. Additional duties in area of specialization. |
Assignment of Duties |
NAC 632.244. Assignment of unauthorized acts prohibited. |
NAC 632.246. Assignment to unauthorized person of duty to administer certain substances prohibited. |
NAC 632.248. Assignment to unlicensed personnel of certain nursing duties prohibited; exception. |
Identification |
NAC 632.249. Identification by appropriate title required; identification requirements for telenursing. |
NAC 632.251. Identification of graduate nurses. |
Nursing Students |
NAC 632.252. Performance of tasks. |
NAC 632.253. Prohibited acts. |