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2025 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 17 - Occupations
Chapter 678 - Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators
Section 678.396 - Nurse intern scope of practice; prohibited acts.

Universal Citation:
OR Rev Stat § 678.396 (2025)
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(1) A nurse intern may:

(a) Perform specific nursing functions within the limits of the nurse intern’s nursing education program;

(b) Practice nursing only under the direct supervision of a registered nurse who has agreed to act as the nurse intern’s supervisor under ORS 678.398;

(c) Gather information about and administer care to patients; and

(d) Participate in all aspects of the nursing care process under the supervision required and limitations imposed by this section.

(2) A nurse intern may not:

(a) Assume ongoing responsibility for assessments, planning, implementation or evaluation of guidance of the nurse intern’s supervisor;

(b) Function independently, act in a supervisory role or delegate tasks to licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants or unlicensed persons;

(c) Administer chemotherapy, blood or blood products, intravenous medications or controlled substances;

(d) Carry out procedures on central lines; or

(e) Perform any other task or function that the nurse intern is not qualified to perform. [2022 c.38 §4; 2025 c.124 §17]

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