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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 22. HEALTH |
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SubTilte 22-B. PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE |
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Chapter 22-B20. HOSPITALS |
Section 22-B2021. NURSING STAFF
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2021.1Each hospital shall provide a nursing staff that is adequate for the diagnostic facilities and services, therapeutic facilities and services, and rehabilitation facilities and services that the hospital undertakes to provide.
2021.2The Department of Nursing Service shall be under the direction of a registered nurse qualified by education, experience, and demonstrated ability for the position of Director of Nursing Service.
2021.3The Director of Nursing Service shall participate in the establishment of policies and procedures for the conduct of nursing service.
2021.4The Director of Nursing shall be a full-time employee during regular business hours, and shall be responsible for the operation of the nursing service twenty-four (24) hours per day, seven (7) days per week.
2021.5A well-organized departmental plan of administrative authority, with delineation of responsibilities and duties of each category of nursing shall be required both in relation to patient care and to the educational responsibilities of the nursing service.
2021.6An Assistant to the Director of Nursing shall be provided for the evening and night tours of duty.
2021.7Supervisory and staff personnel shall be provided for each department of patient care unit to ensure the immediate availability of a professional nurse for bedside care of all patients at all times.
2021.8Qualified personnel shall be provided in sufficient numbers to provide nursing care not requiring the services of a licensed registered nurse.
2021.9Nursing personnel for the surgical operating suite, maternity and newborn service, outpatient service, and other services of the hospital shall be provided in keeping with their size and degree of activity.
2021.10All nursing personnel shall be qualified by education, experience, and demonstrated ability for the positions to which they are assigned.
2021.11Private duty nurses and licensed practical nurses and nursing assistants shall be under the supervision and direction of a registered nurse at all times.
2021.12Nursing care procedures and care plans (which may be interdisciplinary care plans), written in conformance with hospital policy, shall be provided for patients, either on an individual or patient care unit basis follow the policy