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For the purposes of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply:
(A) “Board” means the Ohio board of nursing.
(B) “Client” means the recipient of nursing care, which may include an individual, a group, or a community.
(C) “Delegation” means the transfer of responsibility for the performance of a selected nursing task from a licensed nurse authorized to perform the task to an individual who does not otherwise have the authority to perform the task.
(D) “Delegating nurse” means the nurse who delegates a nursing task or assumes responsibility for individuals who are receiving delegated nursing care.
(E) “Dialysis technician” means an individual who holds a current valid certificate issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the provision of dialysis care.
(F) “Direction” means communicating a plan of care to a licensed practical nurse. Direction by a registered nurse is not meant to imply the registered nurse is supervising the licensed practical nurse in the employment context.
(G) “Licensed nurse” means a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse licensed to practice nursing in Ohio.
(H) “Medication aide” means an individual who holds a current valid certificate issued under Chapter 4723. of the Revised Code that authorizes the individual to administer medications in nursing homes or residential care facilities.
(I) “MR/DD” means mental retardation and developmental disabilities.
(J) “Nursing tasks” means those activities that constitute the practice of nursing as a licensed nurse and may include, but are not limited to, assistance with activities of daily living that are performed to maintain or improve the client’s well-being, when the client is unable to perform that activity for him or herself.
(K) “Unlicensed person” means an individual, not currently licensed by the board as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse, or an individual who does not hold a current valid certificate to practice as a dialysis technician or administer medications as a medication aide.
Effective: 02/01/2007
R.C. 119.032 review dates: 10/11/2006 and 10/01/2011
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.07
Rule Amplifies: 4723.01, 4723.07
Prior Effective Dates: 12/1/95, 2/1/02, 2/1/03, 2/1/04