Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Health
Title R432 - Health Care Facility Licensing
Rule R432-100 - General Hospital Standards
Section R432-100-14 - Nursing Care Services
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 432-100-14
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The licensee shall ensure that there is an organized nursing department that is integrated with other departments and services.
(a) The
license shall ensure the chief nursing officer of the nursing department is a
registered nurse with demonstrated ability in nursing practice and
administration.
(b) The chief
nursing officer shall approve the nursing policies and procedures, nursing
standards of patient care, and standards of nursing practice.
(c) The licensee shall ensure a registered
nurse is designated and authorized to act in the chief nursing officer's
absence.
(d) Nursing tasks may be
delegated pursuant to Section
R156-31-701, Delegation of
Nursing Tasks.
(2) The licensee shall ensure qualified registered nurses are on duty 24 hours per day to give patients nursing care that requires the judgment and special skills of a registered nurse.
(3) The nursing department shall develop and maintain a system for determining staffing requirements for nursing care on the basis of demonstrated patient need, intervention priority for care, patient load, and acuity levels.
(4) Nursing staff shall document nursing care for each patient from the time of admission through discharge.
(a) A registered nurse shall document each
patient's nursing care and coordinate interdisciplinary care.
(b) The licensee shall ensure that nursing
care documentation includes:
(i) the
assessments of patient's needs;
(ii) clinical diagnoses;
(iii) intervention identified to meet the
patient's needs;
(iv) nursing care
provided and the patient's response;
(v) the outcome of the care provided;
and
(vi) the ability of the
patient, family, or designated caregiver in managing the continued care after
discharge.
(c) Before
discharge, each patient shall receive written instructions for any follow-up
care or treatment.
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