Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 22, § 76875 - Health Support Services-Nursing Services
(a) Facilities shall provide registered
nursing services in accordance with the needs of the clients for the purpose
of:
(1) Training in personal hygiene, family
life, and sex education including family planning and venereal disease
counseling.
(2) Development and
implementation of a written plan for each client to provide for nursing
services as a part of the individual service plan, consistent with diagnostic,
therapeutic and medication regimens.
(3) Review and revision, as necessary, of the
nursing services section of the individual service plan at least every six
months.
(b) The attending
physician shall be notified immediately of any sudden and/or marked adverse
change in signs, symptoms or behavior exhibited by a client.
(c) The registered nurse shall participate as
a member of the interdisciplinary professional staff/team when required by the
client's nursing care needs in areas of:
(1)
The preadmission evaluation.
(2)
Placement of the client at the time of admission to the facility.
(3) The periodic reevaluation of the type,
extent and quality of nursing services.
(4) Discharge planning.
(d) The registered nurse shall review all
medication documentation and recordings for compliance with regulatory
requirements and acceptable standards no less often than every two weeks. Such
review shall be documented in the unit client record with specific notation of
all noncompliances found.
Notes
Note: Authority cited: Sections 208.4 and 1267.7, Health and Safety Code; and Section 11346.7, Government Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
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