This meets the intention of the law, which is that a tele patient's nurse should only have 4 patients. Additional rns must be added to the minimum ratios based upon a documented patient classification system that measures patient needs and nursing care, including severity of illness, complexity of clinical judgment, and the need for specialized technology. Different facilities will have different rules for adding additional nurses Please call your affiliate officers if you have any questions Effective since 2004, this legislation was the first of its kind in the united states, setting a precedent for other states.
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