Rule 24.159.1625 - GENERAL NURSING FUNCTIONS AND TASKS THAT MAY NOT BE DELEGATED(1) The following nursing tasks require nursing knowledge, judgment, and skill and may not be delegated: (a) the nursing assessment; (b) development of the nursing diagnosis;(c) establishment of the nursing care goal;(d) development of the nursing care plan; and(e) evaluation of the patient's progress, or lack of progress, toward goal achievement.(2) A nurse may not delegate to an AP the authority to receive verbal orders from providers.(3) A nurse may not delegate to an AP the task of teaching or counseling patients or a patient's family relating to nursing and nursing services.Mont. Admin. r. 24.159.1625
NEW, 2005 MAR p. 1291, Eff. 7/1/05; TRANS, from Commerce, 2006 MAR p. 2035; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1010, Eff. 6/4/2016; AMD, 2021 MAR p. 991, Eff.8/7/2021AUTH: 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA IMP: 37-1-131, 37-8-202, MCA