048-22 Wyo. Code R. § 22-12 - Nursing Services
(a) The
rehabilitation hospital shall provide nursing services twenty-four (24) hours
per day, seven (7) days a week. These services shall be supervised by a
registered nurse.
(b) Job
descriptions delineating the qualifications, responsibilities, and duties for
each category of nursing personnel shall be in writing and approved by the
rehabilitation hospital administrator or his designee.
(c) Personnel records, including the
application and verification of credentials, shall be maintained for each
member of the nursing staff. Documentation shall be maintained which verifies
the current Wyoming licensure status for those persons requiring licenses.
Electronic verification must be evidenced in the personnel file by hard
copy.
(d) Medications shall be
administered by a registered nurse, LPN, a certified medication aide (MA-C) if
allowed by the rehabilitation hospital's policy, or a student nurse in an
approved school of nursing under the direct supervision of a registered nurse.
In all instances, this activity shall be in accordance with the Wyoming Nurse
Practice Act.
(e) All medication
orders shall be in writing and signed by the physician. Telephone orders shall
be used sparingly, and shall be signed or initialed by the physician within
forty-eight (48) hours.
(f) Blood
transfusions and intravenous medications shall be administered in accordance
with state law. If administered by a registered nurse and/or LPN, they shall be
administered only by those who have been specially trained.
(g) There shall be monthly meetings of the
nursing staff. Minutes of these meetings shall be recorded.
(i) The minutes, when appropriate, shall
reflect:
(A) The purpose of the staff
meeting;
(B) Review and evaluation
of nursing care, ways of improving nursing services, discussion of nursing
care, and plans for individual patient's;
(C) Consideration of specific nursing
techniques and procedures;
(D)
Establishment and/or interpretation of nursing services policies;
(E) Interpretation of administrative and
medical staff policies, reports of meetings, etc.; and
(F) The names of individuals attending the
meeting.
(h)
New employees shall be oriented to the rehabilitation hospital, nursing
services, and their jobs.
(i) Planned
inservice programs shall be conducted at regular intervals for all nursing
personnel, and records which document the date, time, topic, outline of
content, and individuals present.
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