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Purpose: To provide guidance to licensed nurses who may be delegating nursing functions to unlicensed personnel by establishing criteria for delegation tasks and for what nursing tasks are inappropriate for delegation.

Definitions:
A. Delegating means entrusting the performance of selected nursing duties to individuals qualified, competent and legally able to perform such duties. [OAC 485:10-1-2]
B. Supervising means providing guidance by a qualified nurse for the accomplishment of the nursing task or activity with initial direction of the task or activity and periodic inspection of the actual act of accomplishing a task or activity. [OAC 485:10-1-2]
C. Unlicensed Person means a trained, responsible individual other than a licensed nurse, who functions in a complementary role to the licensed nurse in providing direct client care or carrying out common nursing tasks to a level of competence and safety that meets the objectives of the training.

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<h2>Delegation of Nursing Functions to Unlicensed Persons</h2> <p style="text-align: justify;">Purpose: To provide guidance to licensed <a title="nurses" href="http://911medicalcare.com/medicalcare/nurses/">nurses</a> who may be delegating <a title="nursing" href="http://911medicalcare.com/medicalcare/nursing/">nursing</a> functions to unlicensed personnel by establishing criteria for delegation tasks and for what nursing tasks are inappropriate for delegation.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">Definitions:<br /> A. Delegating means entrusting the performance of selected nursing duties to individuals qualified, competent and legally able to perform such duties. [OAC 485:10-1-2]<br /> B. Supervising means providing guidance by a qualified <a title="nurse" href="http://911medicalcare.com/healthcare/nurse/">nurse</a> for the accomplishment of the nursing task or activity with initial direction of the task or activity and periodic inspection of the actual act of accomplishing a task or activity. [OAC 485:10-1-2]<br /> C. Unlicensed Person means a trained, responsible individual other than a licensed nurse, who functions in a complementary role to the licensed nurse in providing direct client care or carrying out common nursing tasks to a level of competence and safety that meets the objectives of the training.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;">(Read More on Free Ebook at PDF Format)</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://911medicalcare.com/pdf/delegation-of-nursing-functions-to-unlicensed-persons" target="_blank">Download</a> Delegation of Nursing Functions to Unlicensed Persons.pdf</p><br/><a href="http://www.socialmarker.com/?link=http://911medicalcare.com/nurse/delegation-of-nursing-functions-to-unlicensed-persons-2/&title=Delegation+of+Nursing+Functions+to+Unlicensed+Persons&text=...&tags=" target="_blank"><img src= "http://www.socialmarker.com/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a><noscript><a href="http://www.socialmarker.com" >Social Bookmarking</a></noscript> <p>The article <a href="http://911medicalcare.com/nurse/delegation-of-nursing-functions-to-unlicensed-persons-2/">Delegation of Nursing Functions to Unlicensed Persons</a> is provided by <a href="http://911medicalcare.com" title="Manual Nurse and health Guidelines"> Manual Nurse and Health Guidelines</a>. The article from<a href="http://911medicalcare.com" title="Medical"> Medical</a> site is freely distributed for non-commercial purposes to include the source for the article and does not alter the content.</p>

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