Most UAPs are technicians. A technician is a UAP who may perform limited nursing functions within the ordinary, customary, and usual roles in the person’s field. Examples may include surgical and dialysis technicians and medical assistants.
The North Dakota Board of Nursing (NDBON) registry includes the following individuals:
- Surgical technicians/surgical technician students
- Dialysis technicians/dialysis technician students
- Medical assistants/medical assistant students
- Nursing students/nursing student apprentices
- School personnel who care specifically for a student in a school setting at the request of the parents.
- Medication assistant IIIs who are either:
- Nursing students who have completed a portion of their formal nursing education program to qualify for registry, or
- Medical assistant UAPs who have completed a formal medical assistant program that involved pharmacology and medication administration training which must include an in person clinical component in medication administration.
The UAP requirements for surgical technicians, dialysis technicians, and medical assistants include completion of a formal training program. The applicant will be required to provide verification of certification or must have their program submit an official transcript showing completion of the program the individual is applying for.
