N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-6.5

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

Section 8:43E-6.5 - Staff education and training programs

(a) Each facility shall develop, revise as necessary and implement a written plan for the purpose of training and educating staff on pain management. The plan shall include mandatory educational programs that address at least the following:

1. Orientation of new staff to the facility's policies and procedures on pain assessment and management;

2. Training of staff in pain assessment tools; behaviors potentially indicating pain; personal, cultural, spiritual and/or ethnic beliefs that may impact a patient's/resident's perception of pain; new equipment and new technologies to assess and monitor a patient's/resident's pain status;

3. Incorporation of pain assessment, monitoring and management into the initial orientation and ongoing education of all appropriate staff; and

4. Patient/resident rights.

(b) Implementation of the plan shall include records of attendance for each program.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43E-6.5