848 Ind. Admin. Code 2-2-2

Current through November 6, 2024

Section 848 IAC 2-2-2 - Responsibility as a member of the nursing profession

Authority: IC 25-23-1-7

Affected: IC 25-23

Sec. 2.

The registered nurse shall do the following:

(1) Function within the legal boundaries of nursing practice based on the knowledge of statutes and rules governing nursing.

(2) Accept responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence.

(3) Communicate, collaborate, and function with other members of the health team to provide safe and effective care.

(4) Seek education and supervision as necessary when implementing nursing practice techniques.

(5) Respect the dignity and rights of the patient/client regardless of socioeconomic status, personal attributes, or nature of health problem.

(6) Maintain each patient/client's right to privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated, by law, to disclose the information.

(7) Provide nursing care without discrimination on the basis of diagnosis, age, sex, race, creed, or color.

(8) Delegate and supervise only those nursing measures which the nurse knows, or should know, that another person is prepared, qualified, or licensed to perform.

(9) Retain professional accountability for nursing care when delegating nursing intervention.

(10) Respect and safeguard the property of patient/client, family, significant others, and the employer.

(11) Notify, in writing, the appropriate party, which may include:

(A) the office of the attorney general, consumer protection division;

(B) his or her employer or contracting agency; or

(C) the board; of any unprofessional conduct which may jeopardize the patient/client safety.

(12) Participate in the review and evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of nursing care.

848 IAC 2-2-2

Indiana State Board of Nursing; 848 IAC 2-2-2; filed Oct 25, 1991, 5:00 p.m.: 15 IR 243; readopted filed Nov 6, 2001, 4:18 p.m.: 25 IR 939; readopted filed Jul 19, 2007, 12:54 p.m.: 20070808-IR-848070058RFA; readopted filed November 25, 2013, 9:22 a.m.: 20131225-IR-848130284RFA

Readopted filed 11/25/2019, 12:21 p.m.: 20191225-IR-848190187RFA