Rule 15-16-1-46.35.2 - Duties of the Registered NurseThe duties of the Registered Nurse shall include, but not be limited to the performance and documentation of the following:
1. Evaluate and regularly reevaluate the nursing needs of the patient;2. Develop and implement the nursing component of the patient care plan;3. Provide nursing services, treatments, and diagnostic and preventive procedures requiring substantial specialized skill;4. Initiate preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures as appropriate for the patient's care and safety;5. Observe and report to the physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or clinical nurse specialists when appropriate, signs and symptoms, reaction to treatments and changes in the patient's physical or emotional condition;6. Teach, supervise, and counsel the patient and family members regarding the nursing care needs and other related problems of the patient at home; check all medications to identify ineffective drug therapies, adverse reactions, significant side effects, drug allergies and/or contraindicated medications. Promptly report any problems to the physician, podiatrist, nurse practitioner, physician assistant, or clinical nurse specialist.7. Provide supervision and training to other nursing service personnel;8. Provide direct supervision of the Licensed Practical Nurse in the home of each patient seen by the LPN at least once a month. It is not a requirement for the licensed practical nurse to be present at the supervisory visit by the RN; however, it does not preclude the licensed practical nurse from being present. In addition, the supervising RN must be accessible by telecommunications to the LPN at all times while the LPN is treating patients.9. Make supervisory visits to the patient's residence at least every other week with the aide alternately present and absent, to provide direct supervision and to assess relationships and determine whether goals are being met; and10. Ensures that the patient's nursing care and progress is recorded in the clinical record.15 Miss. Code. R. § 16-1-46.35.2
Miss. Code Ann. § 41-71-13