Utah Admin. Code R432-100-14 - Nursing Care Services
(1)
(a) The licensee shall ensure that there is
an organized nursing department that is integrated with other departments and
services.
(b) The license shall
ensure the chief nursing officer of the nursing department is a registered
nurse with demonstrated ability in nursing practice and
administration.
(c) The chief
nursing officer shall approve the nursing policies and procedures, nursing
standards of patient care, and standards of nursing practice.
(d) The licensee shall ensure a registered
nurse is designated and authorized to act in the chief nursing officer's
absence.
(e) Nursing tasks may be
delegated pursuant to Section
R156-31b-701a.
(2) The licensee shall ensure
qualified registered nurses are on duty 24 hours a day to give patients nursing
care that requires the judgment and special skills of a registered
nurse.
(3) The nursing department
shall develop and maintain a system for determining staffing requirements for
nursing care on the basis of demonstrated patient need, intervention priority
for care, patient load, and acuity levels.
(4)
(a) The
licensee shall ensure nursing care is documented for each patient from the time
of admission through discharge.
(b)
A registered nurse shall document each patient's nursing care and coordinate
interdisciplinary care.
(c) The
licensee shall ensure that nursing care documentation includes:
(i) the assessments of patient's
needs;
(ii) clinical
diagnoses;
(iii) intervention
identified to meet the patient's needs;
(iv) nursing care provided and the patient's
response;
(v) the outcome of the
care provided; and
(vi) the ability
of the patient, family, or designated caregiver in managing the continued care
after discharge.
(d)
Before discharge, each patient shall receive written instructions for any
follow-up care or treatment.
Notes
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