Kan. Admin. Regs. § 28-39-164 - Definitions
(a) "Adult care
home" means any facility that meets the definition specified in K.A.R.
28-39-144.
(b) "Clinical
instruction" means training in which the trainee demonstrates knowledge and
skills while performing tasks on an individual under the direct supervision of
the course instructor. Clinical instruction may be performed in any of the
following settings:
(1) An adult care
home;
(2) a long-term care unit of
a hospital; or
(3) a simulated
laboratory.
(c)
"Department" means Kansas department of health and environment.
(d) "Direct care" means assistance provided
in activities of daily living. These activities shall include grooming, eating,
toileting, transferring, and ambulation.
(e) "Direct supervision" means that the
supervisor is on the facility premises and is readily accessible for one-on-one
consultation, instruction, and assistance, as needed.
(f) "Eligible for employment," when
describing a certified nurse aide, means that the certified nurse aide meets
the following criteria:
(1) Has been employed
to perform nursing or nursing-related services for at least eight hours in the
preceding 24 months;
(2) has no
record of abuse, neglect, and exploitation; and
(3) is not prohibited from employment based
upon criminal convictions pursuant to
K.S.A. 39-970, and amendments thereto.
(g) "Instructor" means an
individual who has been approved by the secretary to teach nurse aide, home
health aide, or medication aide training courses.
(h) "Licensed nursing experience" means
experience as a registered nurse or licensed practical nurse.
(i) "Nurse aide trainee I" means an
individual in the process of completing part I of a 90-hour nurse aide course
as specified in K.A.R. 28-39-165.
(j) "Nurse aide trainee II" means an
individual who has successfully completed part I of a 90-hour nurse aide course
specified in K.A.R. 28-39-165 or whose training has been endorsed as specified
in K.A.R. 28-39-167.
(k)
"Secretary" means secretary of the Kansas department of health and
environment.
(l) "Simulated
laboratory" means an enclosed area that is in a school, institution, adult care
home, or other facility and that is similar to an adult care home residential
room. In a simulated laboratory, trainees practice and demonstrate basic nurse
aide skills while an instructor observes and evaluates the trainees.
Notes
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