678.010
Definitions for ORS 678.010 to 678.415. As used in ORS 678.010 to 678.415:
(1) “Advanced
Practice Registered Nurse” means a:
(a) Clinical
nurse specialist;
(b) Nurse
practitioner; or
(c) Certified
registered nurse anesthetist.
(2) “Certified
registered nurse anesthetist” means a registered nurse who has been licensed by
the Oregon State Board of Nursing as a certified registered nurse anesthetist.
(3) “Clinical
nurse specialist” means a licensed registered nurse who has been licensed by
the board as qualified to practice the expanded clinical specialty nursing
role.
(4) “Diagnosing”
means the process of identifying a patient’s disease or medical condition
through the evaluation of the patient’s history and clinical symptoms, a
physical evaluation and any relevant diagnostic tests.
(5) “Long term
care facility” means a licensed skilled nursing facility or intermediate care
facility as those terms are used in ORS 442.015, an adult foster home as
defined in ORS 443.705 that has residents over 60 years of age, or a
residential care facility, including an assisted living facility, as defined in
ORS 443.400.
(6) “Nurse intern”
means a person who holds a nurse internship license issued under ORS 678.392.
(7) “Nurse
practitioner” means a registered nurse who has been licensed by the board as
qualified to practice in an expanded specialty role within the practice of
nursing.
(8) “Physician”
means a person licensed to practice under ORS chapter 677.
(9)(a) “Practice
of nursing” means autonomous and collaborative care of persons of all ages,
families, groups and communities, sick and well, and in all settings to promote
health and safety, including prevention and treatment of illness and management
of changes throughout a person’s life.
(b) “Practice of
nursing” includes:
(A) Executing
medical orders prescribed by a physician, dentist, clinical nurse specialist,
nurse practitioner, certified registered nurse anesthetist or other licensed
health care provider licensed or certified by this state and authorized by the
board by rule to issue orders for medical treatment, or as otherwise described
in ORS 678.010 to 678.415;
(B) Providing
supervision of nursing assistants and nurse interns; and
(C) The
performance of additional services that:
(i) Require
education and training; and
(ii) Are recognized
by the board by rule and the nursing profession as services to be properly
performed by a nurse licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.415.
(c) “Practice of
nursing” does not include the execution of medical orders described in this
subsection by a member of the immediate family for another member or by a
person designated by or on behalf of a person requiring care as provided by
board rule if the person executing the order is not licensed under ORS 678.010
to 678.415.
(10) “Practice of
practical nursing” means the application of knowledge drawn from basic
education in the social and physical sciences in planning and giving nursing
care and in assisting persons toward achieving of health and well-being.
(11) “Practice of
registered nursing” means the application of knowledge drawn from broad
in-depth education in the social and physical sciences in assessing, planning,
ordering, giving, delegating, teaching and supervising care that promotes the
person’s optimum health and independence.
(12) “Treating”
means selection and performance of therapeutic measures essential to the
effective execution and management of the nursing care and execution of the
prescribed medical orders. [Amended by 1957 c.316 §2; 1973 c.584 §1; 1975 c.205
§1; 1975 c.659 §1; 1995 c.763 §3; 1997 c.204 §1; 1999 c.498 §4; 2001 c.465 §1;
2017 c.132 §1; 2019 c.358 §21; 2021 c.189 §1; 2022 c.38 §7; 2023 c.275 §3; 2023
c.346 §3; 2025 c.124 §1]
678.015 [1957 c.316 §6; repealed by 1973
c.584 §24]
678.020 [Amended by 1953 c.254 §16;
repealed by 1957 c.316 §3 (678.021 enacted in lieu of 678.020)]
Notes of Decisions
Cook v. Workers' Comp. Dep't, 758 P.2d 854 (Or. 1988).
· cites it 20× “031(4) in 1957 provided: "ORS 678.010 to 678.160 [the statutes governing the nursing profession] shall not be construed to affect or prevent: "* * * "(4) Services and acts of technicians, assistants and other persons performed under the direction and control of persons duly…”
State v. Luster, 350 P.3d 575 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
· cites it 2× “See ORS 678.010(6) (defining “[n]urse practitioner” to mean “a registered nurse who has been certified by the board as qualified to practice in an expanded specialty role within the practice of nursing”); ORS 678.”
Ward v. Oregon State Bd. of Nursing, 502 P.2d 265 (Or. Ct. App. 1973).
· cites it 2× “061, it shall be unlawful for any person not licensed under ORS 678.010 to 678.170 by the Oregon State Board of Nursing: "(1) To practice professional nursing or offer to practice professional nursing.”
Smith v. Johnson, 532 P.3d 527 (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
““(f) The rate of interest on a judgment rendered in favor of a plaintiff in a civil action to recover damages for injuries resulting from the profes- sional negligence of a person licensed by the Oregon Medical Board under ORS chapter 677 or the Oregon State Board of Nursing…”
Smith v. Johnson (Or. Ct. App. 2023).
““(f) The rate of interest on a judgment rendered in favor of a plaintiff in a civil action to recover damages for injuries resulting from the profes- sional negligence of a person licensed by the Oregon Medical Board under ORS chapter 677 or the Oregon State Board of Nursing…”
Olguin v. Dept. of Rev. (Or. T.C. 2021).
“” ORS 678.010(6). 5 Unlike RNs, NPs are authorized to complete and sign reports of death; to prescribe drugs to patients; and to provide diagnostic treatment and counseling.”
Franklin v. Emp. Dep't, 294 P.3d 554 (Or. Ct. App. 2013).
“First, before the ALJ, employer conceded that claimant’s underlying conduct — which included the medication error — violated the Nurse Practice Act, ORS 678.010 to 678.445. Therefore, employer may not dispute that the Board of Nursing had authority to suspend or revoke…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 678.010(4) — 1 case
Cook v. Workers' Comp. Dep't, 758 P.2d 854 (Or. 1988).
“031(4) in 1957 provided: "ORS 678.010 to 678.160 [the statutes governing the nursing profession] shall not be construed to affect or prevent: "* * * "(4) Services and acts of technicians, assistants and other persons performed under the direction and control of persons duly…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 678.010(5) — 1 case
Cook v. Workers' Comp. Dep't, 758 P.2d 854 (Or. 1988).
“031(4) in 1957 provided: "ORS 678.010 to 678.160 [the statutes governing the nursing profession] shall not be construed to affect or prevent: "* * * "(4) Services and acts of technicians, assistants and other persons performed under the direction and control of persons duly…”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 678.010(6) — 4 cases
Cook v. Workers' Comp. Dep't, 758 P.2d 854 (Or. 1988).
“031(4) in 1957 provided: "ORS 678.010 to 678.160 [the statutes governing the nursing profession] shall not be construed to affect or prevent: "* * * "(4) Services and acts of technicians, assistants and other persons performed under the direction and control of persons duly…”
State v. Luster, 350 P.3d 575 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
“See ORS 678.010(6) (defining “[n]urse practitioner” to mean “a registered nurse who has been certified by the board as qualified to practice in an expanded specialty role within the practice of nursing”); ORS 678.”
Olguin v. Dept. of Rev. (Or. T.C. 2021).
“” ORS 678.010(6). 5 Unlike RNs, NPs are authorized to complete and sign reports of death; to prescribe drugs to patients; and to provide diagnostic treatment and counseling.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 678.010(8) — 1 case
State v. Luster, 350 P.3d 575 (Or. Ct. App. 2015).
“See ORS 678.010(6) (defining “[n]urse practitioner” to mean “a registered nurse who has been certified by the board as qualified to practice in an expanded specialty role within the practice of nursing”); ORS 678.”
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