N.J. Admin. Code § 8:39-43.17

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 8:39-43.17 - Mandatory nurse aide education and training

(a) A program of individualized orientation of each nurse aide shall be conducted by a registered professional nurse. The orientation program shall include resident care training and demonstrations in basic nursing skills, followed by an internship of two to five days, depending on experience.

(b) Each nurse aide shall receive, at a minimum, 12 hours of regular in-service education per year, the content of which shall be based on the outcome of performance reviews of every nurse aide, which are completed at least once every 12 months. (The 12 hours may include topics that are covered under OBRA requirements, Pub. L. 100-239 (1989) which overlap or are duplicative of those required at 8:39-13.4(b), up to a maximum of six hours of in-service training per year.)