Oregon State Board Nursing Practice and Licensing The Oregon State Board of Nursing (OSBN) safeguards the public’s health and wellbeing by providing guidance for, and regulation of, entry into the profession, nursing education, and continuing safe practice. All applicants for nurse licensure by examination “shall furnish evidence that the applicant’s physical and mental health is such that it is safe for the applicant to practice” (ORS 678.010) and the licensed nurse “demonstrates honesty and integrity in nursing practice” (OAR 851-045-0040 (3) (i). All applicants must answer specific questions about disciplinary actions (if any), other licenses (if any) and felony/misdemeanor convictions (if any). The OSBN will consider specific conducts and felony conviction reason(s) as ineligibility for initial nurse licensure in Oregon. The OSBN will evaluate each licensure application involving criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis. It is your responsibility to know your scope of practice as regulated in the Division 45 rules of the Oregon’s Nursing Practice Act. Please refer to the OSBN website for any changes in the rules: http://www.oregon.gov/ OSBN. Go to the site directory, click on Administrative Rules, and then click on Division 45 Standards the Scope of Practice for Registered and Practical Nurses.
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Physical Requirements Students must possess certain abilities and skills necessary to provide and maintain safe and effective care. Students in a Sumner Nursing Program are required to perform physical movements and maneuvers while performing procedures, interventions, and skills in the lab and during clinical practicum. The program also requires students to demonstrate fine motor abilities to manipulate equipment in a safe, effective, and coordinated manner. All students must be able to move and reposition bedridden client(s) and transfer client(s) from bed to chair or wheelchair, and from chair or wheelchair to bed. The student will encounter other physical demands while performing duties in the lab and at clinical practicum. Students must meet the following physical requirements to participate in skills lab, simulation lab, and clinical practicum: twisting, bending, squatting, kneeling, pushing, pulling, grasping, reaching above, at, or below the waist, and climbing. The student must be able to continuously lift and carry 10 pounds and occasionally lift and carry 50 pounds or more. These requirements are essential during the practice of client care and for the daily care of clients in the clinical setting. Federal laws prevent discrimination of persons with disabilities. Sumner College is obliged to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified students with disabilities, which may include auxiliary aids and/ or program modifications. Accommodations that fundamentally alter the nature of the academic program, could jeopardize the health and safety of others, or cause an undue burden to the program are not considered reasonable accommodations. The student must contact the Director of Education who will provide information about requests for accommodation and documentation of the disability. All information volunteered by students with disabilities will be kept in strict confidence and shared with others (such as the instructor/clinical instructor) on a need- to-know basis only. Health Forms and Training An Immunization Form must be completed by a physician, physician’s assistant, or nurse practitioner. The student may submit copies of immunization records and/or test results. Immunization information must be submitted within one month after the start of the program. Students may need to update immunization status, such as TB screening, over the duration of the program. In addition, completion of Basic Life Support (BLS) certification, which must be the American Heart Association CPR hands-on/in-person provider course training, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) training, and Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) training is required by week five of the program.
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