Md. Code Regs. 30.08.08.04

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

Section 30.08.08.04 - Nursing Service

A. The oversight and responsibility for pediatric trauma nursing care shall be assigned within the Department of Nursing.

B. There shall be a plan for providing adequate and appropriate nursing staff to meet the acuity needs of pediatric trauma patients in each unit of care.

C. The nursing department shall participate in the interdisciplinary QM monitoring of pediatric trauma care.

D. There shall be an education program for all nurses providing care for pediatric trauma patients addressing the specific care needs of the patients and their families.

E. The education program developed and approved by the trauma quality improvement committee (TQIC) shall include:

(1) An introductory 16-hour trauma nursing curriculum that:

(a) Addresses resuscitation and definitive care for pediatric trauma patients; and

(b) Covers the continuum of care; and

(2) A CE requirement of:

(a) 8 hours every year for emergency and critical care nurses; and

(b) 4 hours every year for nurses providing pediatric trauma care in other clinical areas.

F. Nursing shall have representation at pediatric trauma multidisciplinary meetings.

Md. Code Regs. 30.08.08.04

Regulation .04 adopted effective 50:14 Md. R. 594, eff. 7/24/2023