Section 325.20702. Charge nurses.

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(1) A licensed nurse shall be the charge nurse on each shift or tour of duty and shall be responsible for the immediate direction and supervision of nursing care provided to patients. In homes with less than 30 beds, the director of nursing may serve as charge nurse on a shift when present for a full shift.

(2) The charge nurse shall be accountable at all times to the director of nursing or her or his designee.

(3) The charge nurse assigns responsibility to personnel for the direct nursing care of specific patients during each tour of duty on the basis of staff qualifications, size and physical layout of the facility, characteristics of the patient load, and the emotional, social, and nursing care needs of patients.

History: 1981 AACS; 1983 AACS.

                    
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