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Regulation .07 Nursing Personnel.

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A.
Clinical Nurse Managers for Burn Units.
(1)
A burn center shall have a clinical nurse manager who is administratively responsible for the burn unit.
(2)
A nurse manager shall:
(a)
Be a registered nurse;
(b)
Have a baccalaureate or higher degree in nursing;
(c)
Have at least two of the following qualifications:
(i)
An active role in burn QM program and processes;
(ii)
An active role in nursing research;
(iii)
An active role in burn prevention;
(iv)
12 months or more of experience in acute burn care;
(v)
2 years or more of experience in intensive care unit or surgical care unit appropriate to the specific unit; or
(vi)
6 months or more managerial experience; and
(d)
Participate in QM, burn research, and burn prevention.
(3)
A burn center shall have an organizational chart relating the nurse manager to the burn service and other members of the burn team.
B.
Nursing Staff. A burn center shall:
(1)
Have qualified nurses to take care of burn patients;
(2)
Have a plan to determine staffing and overall care including:
(a)
Nurse staffing for each patient in the burn unit; and
(b)
Daily staffing, including for surge and capacity needs;
(3)
Have a burn unit orientation program that documents nursing competencies specific to care and treatment of burn patients, including critical care, wound care, psychosocial, and rehabilitation, inclusive of a basic trauma course;
(4)
Require each new staff nurse hired for the burn units to complete the orientation program before assuming independent practice in the burn units; and
(5)
Provide burn center staff with a minimum of continuing education annually of:
(a)
8 hours divided annually between burn care and trauma care, including a minimum of 2 hours of burn specific content for ED, OR, PACU, and critical care nurses;
(b)
4 hours divided between burn care and trauma care, including a minimum of 1 hour of burn specific content for other acute care nurses; and
(c)
For the adult burn center, within 2 years of the completion of burn orientation, an RN shall have current ABLS®.