2011 South Dakota Code
Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 09. Registered And Practical Nurses
§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.