South Dakota Administrative Rules
Title 44 - Department of Health
Article 44:74 - Nurse aide
Chapter 44:74:02 - Nurse aides
Section 44:74:02:17 - Nurse aide competency evaluation program standards
Universal Citation: SD Admin Rules 44:74:02:17
Current through Register Vol. 50, page 114, March 25, 2024
A nurse aide competency evaluation program shall meet the following standards:
(1) The nurse aide shall be informed by the facility that a record of successful completion of the evaluation will be included in the registry;
(2) The evaluation shall consist of two elements:
(a) The competency evaluation
component may be offered as either a written or oral examination. This
component of the evaluation shall:
(i) Include
each curriculum requirement specified in §
44:74:02:15;
(ii) Be developed from a pool of test
questions, with no more than 20 percent of prior questions used on a succeeding
examination;
(iii) Use a system
that prevents disclosure of the content of the examination; and
(iv) If oral, be read from a prepared text in
a neutral manner;
(b)
The skills demonstration component shall consist of a minimum of five tasks
randomly selected from a pool of tasks generally performed by nurse aides. The
pool of skills shall include all of the personal care skills listed in
subdivision 44:74:02:15(3)(b). The skills demonstration tasks shall be
performed on a live person.
General Authority: SDCL 34-12-29.
Law Implemented: SDCL 34-12-29.
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