§30-7-1 Definitions. - West Virginia Statutes

§30-7-1. Definitions.

As used in this article the term:

(a) "Board" shall mean the West Virginia board of examiners for registered professional nurses;

(b) The practice of "registered professional nursing" shall mean the performance for compensation of any service requiring substantial specialized judgment and skill based on knowledge and application of principles of nursing derived from the biological, physical and social sciences, such as responsible supervision of a patient requiring skill in observation of symptoms and reactions and the accurate recording of the facts, or the supervision and teaching of other persons with respect to such principles of nursing, or in the administration of medications and treatments as prescribed by a licensed physician or a licensed dentist, or the application of such nursing procedures as involve understanding of cause and effect in order to safeguard life and health of a patient and others;

(c) "Temporary permit" means a permit authorizing the holder to practice registered professional nursing in this state until such permit is no longer effective or the holder is granted a license by the West Virginia state board of examiners for registered professional nurses.