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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".04" citation="COMAR 30.08.14.04" title_num="30" subtitle_num="08" chapter_num="14" heading="Nursing Services.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The hospital shall staff the hand and upper extremity trauma center with registered nurses competent in the care of patients with hand and upper extremity disorders.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The hospital shall provide all nurses who care for patients in the hand and upper extremity trauma center with:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Specific orientation to procedures and protocols for hand and upper extremity emergencies; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>Education in hand and upper extremity emergencies and trauma care that meets the learning outcomes approved by MIEMSS.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Nursing staff caring for hand and upper extremity trauma patients shall at a minimum have 8 hours of continuing medical education in hand trauma related topics every 2 years.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>