Md. Code Regs. 30.08.06.07

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 12, June 14, 2024

Section 30.08.06.07 - Nursing Personnel

A. Clinical Nurse Managers for Burn Units.

(1) A burn center shall have a clinical nurse manager who is administratively responsible for the burn unit.

(2) A nurse manager shall:

(a) Be a registered nurse;

(b) Have a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing;

(c) Have at least two of the following qualifications:

(i) An active role in burn QM program and processes;

(ii) An active role in nursing research;

(iii) An active role in burn prevention;

(iv) 12 months or more of experience in acute burn care;

(v) 2 years or more of experience in intensive care unit or surgical care unit appropriate to the specific unit; or

(vi) 6 months or more managerial experience; and

(d) Participate in QM, burn research, and burn prevention.

(3) A burn center shall have an organizational chart relating the nurse manager to the burn service and other members of the burn team.

B. Nursing Staff. A burn center shall:

(1) Have qualified nurses to take care of burn patients;

(2) Have a plan to determine staffing and overall care including:

(a) Nurse staffing for each patient in the burn unit; and

(b) Daily staffing, including for surge and capacity needs;

(3) Have a burn unit orientation program that documents nursing competencies specific to care and treatment of burn patients, including critical care, wound care, psychosocial, and rehabilitation, inclusive of a basic trauma course;

(4) Require each new staff nurse hired for the burn units to complete the orientation program before assuming independent practice in the burn units; and

(5) Provide burn center staff with a minimum of continuing education annually of:

(a) 8 hours divided annually between burn care and trauma care, including a minimum of 2 hours of burn specific content for ED, OR, PACU, and critical care nurses;

(b) 4 hours divided between burn care and trauma care, including a minimum of 1 hour of burn specific content for other acute care nurses; and

(c) For the adult burn center, within 2 years of the completion of burn orientation, an RN shall have current ABLS®.

Md. Code Regs. 30.08.06.07

Regulation .07 adopted effective 47:5 Md. R. 313, eff. 7/1/2020