NAC449.3624. Assessment of patients.

     1. To provide a patient with the appropriate care at the time that the care is needed, the needs of the patient must be assessed continually by qualified hospital personnel throughout the patient’s contact with the hospital. The assessment must be comprehensive and accurate as related to the condition of the patient.

     2. Each patient must be reassessed according to hospital policy:

     (a) When there is a significant change in the patient’s condition;

     (b) When there is a significant change in the patient’s diagnosis; or

     (c) To determine the patient’s response to the care that he or she is receiving.

     3. The hospital shall ensure that the hospital staff develop and keep current a plan of care for each inpatient based on the assessed needs of the inpatient.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R050-99, eff. 9-27-99)