{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-678.396","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 678.396","heading":"Nurse intern scope of practice; prohibited acts.","body":"(1) A nurse intern may:\n      (a) Perform specific nursing functions within the limits of the nurse intern’s nursing education program;\n      (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;\n      (c) Gather information about and administer care to patients; and\n      (d) Participate in all aspects of the nursing care process under the supervision required and limitations imposed by this section.\n      (2) A nurse intern may not:\n      (a) Assume ongoing responsibility for assessments, planning, implementation or evaluation of guidance of the nurse intern’s supervisor;\n      (b) Function independently, act in a supervisory role or delegate tasks to licensed practical nurses, nursing assistants or unlicensed persons;\n      (c) Administer chemotherapy, blood or blood products, intravenous medications or controlled substances;\n      (d) Carry out procedures on central lines; or\n      (e) Perform any other task or function that the nurse intern is not qualified to perform.","path":["17 - Occupations","52. Occupations and Professions","Chapter 678 — Nurses; Long Term Care Administrators"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors678.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:17Z","sha256":"a4ce531a8faa5eb12382a175519e3d2e2126b3a21cbe05d843c148b1f556f6e5","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-678.395","next":"us-or/ors-678.398"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}