Section 449.5435 - Nursing services; physicians and other staff1. Each facility shall provide nursing services to each patient of the facility to prevent or reduce complications and to maximize the functional status of the patient.2. Each facility shall employ a full-time registered nurse to supervise and manage the care provided to patients of the facility.3. The registered nurse employed pursuant to the provisions of subsection 2 shall: (a) Conduct an assessment of a patient during the admission of the patient to the facility;(b) Conduct an assessment of a patient if requested by the patient or if required because of a change in the medical status of the patient;(c) Participate in a team review of the progress of the patient pursuant to the provisions of NAC 449.541;(d) Recommend changes in treatment, if appropriate, based on the immediate requirements of the patient;(e) Facilitate communication between the patient, the patient's family and each member of the interdisciplinary team established for the patient to ensure the delivery of care required for the patient;(f) Provide oversight and direction to dialysis technicians and licensed practical nurses; and(g) Participate in activities conducted by the facility to ensure the quality of the facility.4. Each facility shall ensure that a registered nurse or a physician is present at the site of the facility and available to the treatment area to provide care at all times during which treatment is provided to a patient of the facility in that area.5. Nursing services at the facility must be provided or supervised by a registered nurse. The registered nurse may be the charge nurse of the facility. Each facility shall ensure that a sufficient number of registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and other qualified persons are available to satisfy the requirements for nursing care of each patient of the facility.6. Each facility shall ensure that a sufficient number of the members of the staff of the facility are available at the site of the facility to provide care directly to each patient of the facility and to satisfy the requirements of each of those patients.7. A licensed nurse or dialysis technician shall evaluate each patient before and after treatment is provided to the patient in accordance with the policy of the facility and the amount of training received by the licensed nurse or dialysis technician.8. A registered nurse shall conduct an initial nursing assessment of each patient of the facility at the time the patient receives his or her first treatment at the facility. The assessment must be completed by the registered nurse within 2 weeks after the beginning of that treatment.Nev. Admin. Code § 449.5435
Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R130-99, eff. 8-1-2001