N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-9.7

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 8:43G-9.7 - Critical care staff time and availability

(a) Nurse staffing shall be determined by the acuity of illness of the patients on the critical care unit.

(b) There shall always be at least one registered professional nurse for every three patients. There shall be the capability to increase nurse staffing to one nurse for every two patients or one nurse per patient based on acuity levels.

(c) There shall be a mechanism in place for the critical care service to have access to nutritional support services for advice on both enteral and parenteral nutritional techniques.

N.J. Admin. Code § 8:43G-9.7

Amended by R.1992 d.72, effective 2/18/1992.
See: 23 New Jersey Register 2590(a), 24 New Jersey Register 590(a).
Qualified supervision to be defined by the hospital and the nursing school.
Amended by R.1995 d.124, effective 3/20/1995.
See: 26 New Jersey Register 4537(a), 27 New Jersey Register 1290(a).