CLINICAL AUTHORITY. 20. Professional Registered Nurses govern nursing practice and are a provider and coordinator of direct patient care services as part of the multidisciplinary team. The University recognizes that employees are members of the Nursing profession and, as such, are employed to assume the responsibilities for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care including patient education and discharge planning.
CLINICAL AUTHORITY. 20. Professional Registered Nurses govern nursing practice and are a provider and coordinator of direct patient care services as part of the multidisciplinary team. The University recognizes that employees are members of the Nursing profession and, as such, are employed to assume the responsibilities for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care including patient education and discharge planning. The “Practice of Nursing” as defined by the Public Health Code, means the systematic application of substantial specialized knowledge and skill, derived from the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences, to the care, treatment, counsel, and health teaching of individuals who are experiencing changes in the normal health processes or who require assistance in the maintenance of health and the prevention or management of illness, injury, or disability. (Part 172 sec 333.17201 Public Health Code). However, in this regard, these functions are practiced with the patients for whom employees are given responsibility within the resources and environment provided by the University.
CLINICAL AUTHORITY. 20. Professional Registered Nurses govern nursing practice and are a provider and coordinator of direct patient care services as part of the multidisciplinary team. The University recognizes that employees are members of the Nursing profession and, as such, are employed to assume the responsibilities for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care including patient education and discharge planning. (continued on next page) The “Practice of Nursing” as defined by the Public Health Code, means the systematic application of substantial specialized knowledge and skill, derived from the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences, to the care, treatment, counsel, and health teaching of individuals who are experiencing changes in the normal health processes or who require assistance in the maintenance of health and the prevention or management of illness, injury, or disability. (Part 172 sec 333.17201 Public Health Code). However, in this regard, these functions are practiced with the patients for whom employees are given responsibility within the resources and environment provided by the University.
CLINICAL AUTHORITY. 20. The University recognizes that employees are members of the Nursing profession and, as such, are employed to assume the responsibilities for assessment, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care including patient education and discharge planning. However, in this regard, these functions are practiced with the patients for whom employees are given responsibility within the resources and environment provided by the University.
