NAC449.7354. Service areas.

     1. Space must be provided at the nursing station for charting, communication systems and necessary equipment and storage.

     2. Lavatories and toilets for the staff must be conveniently located near the nursing station.

     3. A clean workroom must be provided for the storage and assembly of supplies for nursing procedures. The room must contain a work counter and a sink equipped with blade-type faucets.

     4. A soiled workroom must be provided and contain a clinical sink, work counter and receptacles for waste and soiled linen.

     5. A medicine room conveniently located near the nursing station must contain a sink equipped with blade-type faucets, a refrigerator, locked storage and facilities for the preparation and dispensing of medication. A double-locked area must be provided for controlled substances. The clean workroom and medicine room may be combined. The medicine room may be a self-contained cabinet located in the clean workroom.

     6. A nourishment station or carts for supplying nourishment and ice to the patients must be provided.

     7. A bathtub or shower must be provided at the rate of one for each 12 beds which are not otherwise served by bathing facilities within the patients’ rooms. Each central bathing tub or shower must be in a room or enclosure which provides space for private use of the bathing fixture, drying and dressing. The tub and shower must have a nonskid floor. At least one bathing area on each floor must have space for a wheelchair and an attendant. A toilet must be accessible from each central bathing area without entering a general corridor. This toilet may be used as a training toilet.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R066-04, eff. 8-4-2004)