ARSD 44:75:06:03. Nursing policies and procedures

The facility shall establish and maintain policies and procedures that assist the nursing staff with meeting its administrative and technical responsibilities in providing care to patients including: (1) The noting of diagnostic and therapeutic orders; (2) Assigning the nursing care of patients; (3) Administration and control of medications; (4) Charting by nursing personnel; (5) Infection control; (6) Patient safety; (7) Delineation of orders from nonphysician practitioners; and (8) Discharge planning.