848 IAC 2-2-1
848 IAC 2-2-1 Responsibility to apply the nursing process
Cite as Ind. Admin. Code tit. 848, r. 2-2-1
Sec. 1. The registered nurse shall do the following:
(1) Assess the patient/client in a systematic, organized manner.
(2) Formulate a nursing diagnosis based on accessible, communicable, and recorded data which is collected in a systematic and
continuous manner.
(3) Plan care which includes goals and prioritized nursing approaches or measures derived from the nursing diagnosis.
(4) Implement strategies to provide for patient/client participation in health promotion, maintenance, and restoration.
(5) Initiate nursing actions to assist the patient/client to maximize his or her health capabilities.
(6) Evaluate with the patient/client the status of goal achievement as a basis for reassessment, reordering priorities, new goal-setting,
and revision of the plan of nursing care.
(7) Seek educational resources and create learning experiences to enhance and maintain current knowledge and skills for his or her
continuing competence in nursing practice and individual professional growth.