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2006 South Dakota Code - 36-9-1 — Definition of terms.
36-9-1. Definition of terms. Terms as used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, mean:
(1) "Approved program," any educational
program of study which meets the requirements established by this
chapter and by the board for licensure or certification under this
chapter;
(2) "Board," the South Dakota Board of
Nursing;
(3) "Certification," written authorization
by the board to practice nurse anesthesia;
(4) "Certified registered nurse
anesthetist," any person authorized under this chapter to practice
the nursing specialty of nurse anesthesia as defined in
§ 36-9-3.1;
(4A) "Clinical nurse specialist," any
person authorized under this chapter to practice the nursing
specialty of a clinical nurse specialist as defined in
§ 36-9-87;
(4B) "Collaboration," communication with a
physician licensed under chapter 36-4, prior to care being
provided, to set goals and objectives for the client to assure
quality and appropriateness of services rendered.
(5) "Employment," being employed as a
nurse for at least one hundred forty hours in any one calendar
year;
(6) "Licensed," written authorization by
the board to practice either as a registered nurse or a licensed
practical nurse;
(7) "Licensed practical nurse," any person
duly authorized under this chapter to practice practical nursing as
defined in § 36-9-4;
(8) "Nursing diagnosis," the
identification of and discrimination between physical and
psychological signs or symptoms essential to the effective
execution and management of a nursing regimen;
(9) "Public member," any person who is not
licensed by the board, but is a user of the services regulated by
the board;
(10) "Registered nurse," any person
authorized under this chapter to practice nursing as defined in
§ 36-9-3.
For the
purposes of this chapter, words used in the feminine gender include
the masculine.
Source: SL 1947, ch 123, § 1; SL 1949, ch 109, § 1; SL 1955, ch 91, § 2; SDC Supp 1960, § 27.0902 (1) to (7); SL 1967, ch 101, § 2 (1), (3) to (6); SDCL §§ 36-9-3 (2), 36-9-4 (2); SL 1976, ch 228, §§ 2, 55; SL 1979, ch 255, § 1; SL 1986, ch 307, §§ 8, 9; SL 1995, ch 217, § 1.
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