Section 54-02-07-01.1 - Grounds for disciplinePractice inconsistent with acceptable standards of nursing practice by a licensee, applicant, or registrant means behavior that may place a client or other person at risk for harm or be in violation of the standards of nursing practice. Inconsistent practice includes incompetence by reason of negligence, patterns of behavior, or other behavior that demonstrates professional misconduct and includes the following:
1. Failure to provide nursing care because of client diagnosis, age, sexual preference, gender, marital status, socioeconomic status, disability, race, or religion.2. Cause or permit verbal, physical, emotional, or sexual abuse or harassment or intimidation to a client, client's family, or other health care provider.3. Assign or delegate the responsibility for performance of nursing interventions to unqualified persons.4. Failure to appropriately supervise persons to whom nursing interventions have been assigned or delegated.5. Practice of nursing without sufficient knowledge, skills, or nursing judgment.6. Performance of nursing interventions in a manner inconsistent with acceptable nursing standards.7. Inaccurate or incomplete documentation or recording, or the falsification, alteration, or destruction of board records or client, employee, or employer records.8. Failure to adhere to the licensee's, registrant's, or applicant's professional code of ethics or other applicable standards governing the individual's practice.9. Misappropriation of property, including any real or personal property of the client, employer, or any other person or entity or failure to take precautions to prevent such misappropriation.10. Abandon or neglect a client who is in need of or receiving nursing care.11. Failure to comply with mandatory requirements to report any violation of the Nurse Practices Act or duly promulgated rules, regulations, or orders of the board.12. Practice nursing or assist in the practice of nursing while under the influence of alcohol or unauthorized drugs or while exhibiting impaired behavior.13. Alter or falsify a license, registration, transcript, diploma, certificate, program of study, or continuing education document.14. Use or permit the use of a nursing license or registration that has been fraudulently purchased, created, obtained, issued, counterfeited, or altered.15. Failure to submit to a mental health, chemical dependency, or physical evaluation within the timeframe required by the board.16. Violate any term of probation, condition, or limitation imposed by the board.17. Failure to adhere to professional boundaries with a client or client's family.18. Failure to comply with licensure or registration requirements.19. Submit to a drug screen that results in a positive test for unauthorized drugs.20. Failure to provide a written notice or report required under section 54-02-07-03.1 of this chapter.N.D. Admin Code 54-02-07-01.1
Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2014-352, April 2014, effective April 1, 2014. .General Authority: NDCC 43-12.1-08
Law Implemented: NDCC 43-12.1-14