10A NCAC 13B .4105      NURSING

(a)  Level I and Level II emergency services shall have one or more registered nurses assigned and on duty within the emergency service area at all times.

(b)  A Level III emergency service shall have a registered nurse available on at least an on-call, in-house basis at all times.

(c)  The facility shall document that all emergency services nursing personnel shall have orientation, training and continuing education in the reception and care of emergency patients.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131E-79;

Eff. January 1, 1996;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 22, 2017.