Supervising unlicensed technicians in critical care.
As the nursing shortage continues and there is an increased demand for technicians and other nurse extenders, critical care nurses may be asked to supervise numerous types of other health care workers. This nurse-attorney author describes the legal aspects of the situation for the licensed nurse who supervises registered or unregistered, unlicensed technicians.
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D000488:Allied Health Personnel / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D003422:Critical Care / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000451:nursing; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D008008:Licensure, Nursing; D009745:Nursing, Supervisory / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D012042:Registries; D014481:United States