Nursing Services, Supervising Registered Nurse and Coordinating Nurse
Sets how the Agency provides nursing directly as a core service: the supervising registered nurse who monitors all nursing and aide services, the full-time registered nurse who coordinates each patient’s plan of care, the Florida routine home care minimum of a weekly telephone contact and a registered nurse visit every two weeks, licensed practical nurse practice, contracted nurses, staffing, documentation and evaluation of nursing care.
About this policy
- Policy number
- FL-HSP-NUR-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Rule 59A-38.009, F.A.C.
- Library
- Florida hospice · 60 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 21
In short
- Robin Sample, RN, our supervising registered nurse, oversees all nurses and aides.
- Every patient has a full-time registered nurse who coordinates the plan of care. Know who it is.
- Routine home care patients get at least a weekly phone call and a registered nurse visit every two weeks. Most need more.
- LPNs work under a registered nurse and do not do admission assessments or care plans.
- Write up every visit and call the same day, and tell the coordinating nurse about any change.
What's inside
21 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Rule 59A-38.009, F.A.C.; s. 400.6105(2), F.S.; 42 CFR §418.64(b))
- 5. The Supervising Registered Nurse
- 5.1 Qualifications and designation
- 5.2 Duties
- 6. The Coordinating Nurse
- 7. Nursing Visits and the Routine Home Care Minimum
- 8. Nursing Practice and Licensed Practical Nurses
- 9. Contracted Nurses
- 10. Staffing and Caseloads
- 11. Evaluation of Nursing Care
- 12. Responsibilities
- 13. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 14. Staff Training
- 15. References
- 16. Related Policies and Forms
- 17. Approval
- 18. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Who is your supervising registered nurse? Show me the job description and the record that the nurse completed your hospice training program.
- Which full-time registered nurse coordinates this patient’s plan of care, and where is that nurse named in the plan?
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