Michigan Administrative Code (Last Updated: November 16, 2016) |
Department LR. Licensing and Regulatory Affairs |
Bureau of Community and Health Systems |
Chapter Nursing Homes and Nursing Care Facilities |
Part 7. NURSING SERVICES |
Section 325.20711. Equipment and supplies.
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Rule 711. (1) Each patient shall be provided with all of the following:
(a) An individual bed not less than 36 inches wide and 72 inches long, or longer when necessary, with springs in good condition, and a mattress not less than 5 inches thick in good condition, with a nonabsorbent cover.
(b) A bedside stand which is designed to hold small personal articles and necessary bedside equipment.
(c) A flameproof cubicle curtain or its equivalent which shall be used to ensure privacy.
(d) A reading light.
(e) A comfortable cushioned chair.
(2) A cot or rollaway cot shall not be used as a patient bed.
(3) Each bed shall be maintained as follows:
(a) Covered with a mattress pad.
(b) Made daily with clean linen in good repair.
(c) Changed immediately when soiled and at least twice weekly for bedfast patients and once weekly for ambulatory patients.
(4) Each patient shall be provided linen sufficient to meet his or her needs for comfort and privacy, and the following minimum amounts of linen shall be available for each patient:
(a) At least 1 pillow, l bedspread, and 1 blanket.
(b) Not less than 2 mattress pads, 2 pillow cases, 2 towels, and 2 washcloths.
(c) Not less than 4 sheets.
(d) At least 1 bath blanket for each bedfast patient, which shall be changed at each bed bath.
(e) A bib or protective cover for each patient requiring such protection during eating or feeding.
(f) A clean individual towel and washcloth which shall be changed at least every other day and more often if they become soiled.
(5) The following items of equipment shall be available in sufficient quantities so that patients who require them may have them assigned for personal use:
(a) Washbasins.
(b) Mouthwash cups.
(c) Denture cups.
(d) Emesis basins.
(e) Bedpans and urinals.
(f) Water carafes and drinking glasses or cups.
(g) Oral and rectal clinical thermometers.
(h) Bedside safety rails.
(6) Equipment and supplies shall be stored, handled, dispensed in a sanitary manner.
(a) Bedpans, urinals, and emesis basins shall be emptied and cleaned immediately after use.
(b) Mouthwash cups, denture cups, water carafes, and bedside drinking cups and glasses shall be cleaned daily.
(c) Single service equipment shall be used only once, and disposable equipment shall be used only by the patient to whom it was originally dispensed.
(d) Individual personal equipment shall not be transferred from one patient to another without being thoroughly disinfected.
(7) Each patient shall be provided with clean clothing in good repair, as needed.
History: 1981 AACS; 1983 AACS.