New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 8 - SOCIAL SERVICES
Chapter 370 - OVERSIGHT OF LICENSED HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND COMMUNITY BASED WAIVER PROGRAMS
Part 16 - REQUIREMENTS FOR LONG TERM CARE FACILITIES
Section 8.370.16.50 - NURSING SERVICES
Universal Citation: 8 NM Admin Code 8.370.16.50
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Definitions:
(1) Nursing personnel: means
nurses, nurse aides, nursing assistants, and orderlies.
(2) Ward clerk: means an employee who
performs clerical duties of the nursing personnel.
B. Director of nursing services in skilled care and intermediate care facilities:
(1)
Staffing requirement: Every skilled care facility and every intermediate care
facility shall employ a full-time director of nursing services who may also
serve as a charge nurse. The director of nursing services shall work only on
the day shift except as in an emergency or required for the proper supervision
of nursing personnel.
(2)
Qualifications: The director of nursing services shall:
(a) be a registered or licensed practical
nurse; and
(b) be trained or
experienced in areas such as nursing service administration, restorative
nursing, psychiatric nursing, or geriatric nursing.
(3) Duties: The director of nursing services
shall be responsible for:
(a) supervising the
functions, activities and training of the nursing personnel;
(b) developing and maintaining standard
nursing practice, nursing policy and procedure manuals, and written job
descriptions for each level of nursing personnel;
(c) coordinating nursing services with other
resident services;
(d) designating
the charge nurses provided for by this section;
(e) ensuring that the duties of nursing
personnel shall be clearly defined and assigned to staff members consistent
with the level of education, preparation, experience, and licensing of
each.
C. Charge nurses in skilled care facilities and intermediate care facilities:
(1) Staffing requirement:
(a) A skilled nursing facility shall have at
least one charge nurse on duty at all times.
(b) An intermediate care facility shall have
a charge nurse during every tour of duty.
(2) Qualifications: Unless otherwise required
under this paragraph, the charge nurses shall be registered nurses or licensed
practical nurses, and shall have had training, or be acquiring training, or
have had experience in areas such as nursing service administration,
restorative nursing, psychiatric nursing, or geriatric nursing.
(3) Duties:
(a) The charge nurse, if a registered nurse,
shall supervise the nursing care of all assigned residents, and delegate the
duty to provide for the direct care of specific residents, including
administration of medications by nursing personnel based upon individual
resident needs, the facility's physical arrangement, and the staff
capability.
(b) The charge nurse,
if a licensed practical nurse, shall manage and direct the nursing and other
activities of other licensed practical nurse and less skilled assistants and
shall arrange for the provision of direct care to specific residents, including
administration of medications, by nursing personnel based upon individual
resident needs, the facility's physical arrangement, and the staff
capability.
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