[§457-2.5]  Registered nurse.  Practice as a registered nurse means the full scope of nursing, regardless of compensation or personal profit, that incorporates caring for all clients in all settings and is guided by the scope of practice authorized by this chapter, the rules of the board, and nursing standards established or recognized by the board including but not limited to:

     (1)  The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing Practice Act, Article II, Scope of Nursing Practice, § 2; and

     (2)  The National Council of State Boards of Nursing Model Nursing Administrative Rules, Chapter Two, Standards of Nursing Practice, sections 2.2.2 through 2.2.6;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 457-2.5

  • Board: means the state board of nursing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457-2
  • NCSBN: means the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457-2
  • Nurse: means a person licensed under this chapter or a person who holds a license under the laws of another state or territory of the United States that is equivalent to a license under this chapter. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 457-2
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.

provided that NCSBN shall have no legal authority over the board and shall have no legal authority or powers of oversight of the board in the exercise of its powers and duties authorized by law.