NDAC 33-07-03.2-14
Nursing services
Cite as N.D. Admin. Code § 33-07-03.2-14
1.
Nursing services must be under the direction of a nurse executive (director of nursing) who is
employed by the facility and is a registered nurse licensed to practice in North Dakota.
2.
The nurse executive must have written administrative authority, responsibility, and
accountability for the integration of nursing services consistent with the overall facility plan and
philosophy of resident care. The nurse executive shall retain administrative responsibility to:
a.
Ensure development, maintenance, implementation, and revision of nursing service
objectives, standards of practice, policy and procedure manuals, and written job
descriptions for each level of nursing personnel, including unlicensed staff.
b.
Ensure a resident assessment is completed and a comprehensive care plan is
established in coordination with the resident or legal representative within the required
time frames.
c.
Ensure care plans are implemented so as to assist each resident to attain and maintain
their highest level of functioning.
3.
The facility shall have sufficient qualified nursing personnel on duty at all times to meet the
nursing care needs of the residents including:
a.
At least one registered nurse on duty eight consecutive hours per day, seven days a
week; and
b.
At least one licensed nurse on duty and designated to work charge twenty-four hours a
day seven days a week.