Rule 15-16-1-46.23.3 - Ratio of PatientsThe following criteria should be used as a minimum standard in developing the ratio of patients to a supervising nurse:
1. The supervising nurse may serve both as the administrator and the supervising nurse until the patient census reaches 25 patients, then2. The supervising nurse may have a regularly scheduled patient load until the patient census reaches 50, then3. The supervising nurse may not render regularly scheduled patient services when the patient census is over 50, but shall devote full-time to supervisory duties. Those duties may include admission and discharge of patients as well as PRN visits and to fill in when another employee is absent.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-46.23.3
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-13