Delegation of Nursing Tasks to Unlicensed Staff

Applies the Ohio Board of Nursing delegation rules (OAC Chapter 4723-13) to the Agency: only a licensed nurse may delegate a nursing task, an LPN only at the direction of an RN; the determinations and evaluation the nurse must complete before delegating; the short list of medications that may be delegated; no re-delegation; and, because the Agency’s substantial purpose is the provision of health care services, on-site direct supervision by the delegating nurse of every delegated task. Explains how delegation differs from assigning aide services and from helping a patient self-administer medication.