68CNurse may administer relevant substance on direction of medical practitioner or nurse practitioner

68C Nurse may administer relevant substance on direction of medical practitioner or nurse practitioner

68C Nurse may administer relevant substance on direction of medical practitioner or nurse practitioner

(1) A person must not administer a relevant substance to a patient unless the person—

(a) is a nurse, and

(b) is acting in accordance with a direction of a medical practitioner or nurse practitioner.

(2) A nurse must not administer a relevant substance unless satisfied there is appropriate equipment available for use in a patient medical emergency.

(3) A nurse who administers a relevant substance in accordance with a direction must record the following information for each administration—

(a) the nurse’s name,

(b) the date on which the relevant substance was administered,

(c) the batch number of the relevant substance,

(d) the information specified in clause 68E(1)(a)–(e) and (i).

(4) A nurse must give a copy of the record to the responsible provider.

pt 3A, divs 1–3 (cll 68A–68I): Ins 2021 (372), Sch 1[7].