848 IAC 2-3-2
848 IAC 2-3-2 Responsibility as a member of the health team
Cite as Ind. Admin. Code tit. 848, r. 2-3-2
Sec. 2. The licensed practical nurse shall do the following:
(1) Function within the legal boundaries of practical nursing practice based on the knowledge of statutes and rules governing
nursing.
(2) Accept responsibility for individual nursing actions and continued competence.
(3) Communicate, collaborate, and function with other members of the health care team to provide safe and effective
care.
(4) Seek education and supervision as necessary from registered nurses and/or other members of the health care team when
implementing nursing techniques or practices.
(5) Respect the dignity and rights of the patient/client regardless of socioeconomic status, personal attributes, or nature of health
problems.
(6) Maintain each patient/client's right to privacy by protecting confidential information unless obligated, by law, to disclose the
information.
(7) Provide nursing care without discrimination on the basis of diagnosis, age, sex, race, creed, or color.
(8) Accept only those delegated nursing measures which he or she knows he or she is prepared, qualified, and licensed to
perform.
(9) Respect and safeguard the property of patient/client, family, significant others, and the employer.
(10) Notify, in writing, the appropriate party which may include:
(A) the office of the attorney general, consumer protection division;
(B) his or her employer or contracting agency; or
(C) the board;
of any unprofessional conduct which may jeopardize the patient/client safety.
(11) Participate in the review and evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of nursing care.