Utah Admin. Code R432-100-15 - Critical Care Unit
(1) A licensee that
provides a critical care unit shall comply with the requirements of Section
R432-100-15. The scope of
services as delineated in hospital policy and board approval shall dictate the
medical direction for the unit.
(2)
A designated, qualified, registered nurse manager with relevant education,
training, and experience in critical care shall provide critical care unit
nursing direction. The nurse manager shall:
(a) coordinate the care provided by any
nursing service personnel in the critical care unit;
(b) have administrative responsibility for
the critical care unit; and
(c)
assure that a registered nurse who has advanced life support certification is
on duty and present in the unit 24 hours a day.
(3) The licensee shall ensure that each
critical care unit is designed and equipped to facilitate the safe and
effective care of the patient population served and make equipment and supplies
available to the unit as determined by hospital policy in accordance with the
needs of the patients.
(4) The
licensee shall ensure that an emergency cart is readily available to the unit
and contains appropriate drugs and equipment according to hospital policy. The
nursing manager shall check the cart, or the cart locking mechanism, every
shift and after each use to assure that items required for immediate patient
care are in place in the cart and in usable condition.
(5) The licensee shall ensure that the
following support services are immediately available to the critical care unit
on a 24-hour basis:
(a) blood bank or
supply;
(b) clinical laboratory;
and
(c) radiology
services.
(6) If the
licensee provides dialysis services, the dialysis services shall comply with
the following sections of Rule R432-650:
(a)
Section R432-650-8; and
(b) Section
R432-650-13.
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