N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.15

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43A-12.15 - Postanesthesia care staff qualifications

(a) There shall be a physician director with overall responsibility for postanesthesia care. The physician director of anesthesia services may serve as physician director of postanesthesia care.

(b) There shall be a registered professional nurse with administrative responsibility for nursing care provided in the postanesthesia care unit.

(c) Documentation shall be available to show that all registered professional nurses assigned to the postanesthesia care unit meet the minimum competence levels, including at least:

1. Management of airway and ventilatory function;

2. Monitoring of cardiac function, arrhythmia recognition, and treatment of life-threatening emergencies;

3. Management of the patient during altered states of consciousness;

4. Management of monitoring and respiratory equipment;

5. Management of fluid lines, tubes, drains, and catheters;

6. Administration of drugs and identification of drug-related problems; and

7. Recognition of the actions and interactions of anesthetic techniques.

(d) All registered professional nurses in the postanesthesia care unit shall maintain current training in Advanced Cardiac Life Support.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43A-12.15

Recodified from N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.12 and amended by by R.2003 d.56, effective 2/3/2003.
See: 34 New Jersey Register 224(a), 35 New Jersey Register 857(a).
Former N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.15, Postanesthesia care units and equipment, recodified to N.J.A.C. 8:43A-12.18. In (c), rewrote the introductory paragraph, deleted 6, and recodified former 7 and 8 as 6 and 7; rewrote (d).