
SCOPE OF SERVICE
Primecare Network & Medical Supplies provides nursing services by or under the supervision of a registered nurse and in accordance with the North Carolina Nursing Practice Act, G.S. Chapter 90, Article 9A, and every RN/LPN employed by Primecare Network & Medical Supplies normal routine shall include the following:
- Regularly assesses the nursing needs of the client
- Develops and implements the client’s nursing plan of care
- Provides nursing services, treatment, and diagnostic and preventive procedures
- Initiates preventive and rehabilitative nursing procedures appropriate for the client’s care and safety
- Observes signs and symptoms and report to the physician any reaction to treatment, drugs, or changes in the client’s physical or emotional condition
- Teaches, supervises, and counsels clients and family members about providing care for the clients at their homes
- Supervises and trains other nursing service personnel.
(a) Licensed practical nurse duties are delegated by and performed under the supervision of a Registered Nurse. Consistent with the client’s plan of care, and duties may include:
- Participating in the assessment of the client’s health status
- Implementing nursing activities, including the administration of prescribed medical treatments and medications
- Assisting in teaching the client and family members about providing care to the client at home
- Delegating tasks to in-home aides and supervising their performance of tasks within the limitations established in 21 NCAC 36 .0225(d)(3) adopted by reference.
(c) There shall be on-call nursing services on a 24-hour basis, seven days a week. A current on-call schedule and previous schedules shall be retained for one year and made available, on request, to the Department. Primecare Network & Medical Supplies shall provide nursing services to patients of all ages and in the counties approved by DHHS.
Services to be provided include the following:
- Infection control
- Medication administration and treatment
- Pain management
- Oxygen therapy
- Nutrition Assessment and treatment
- Gastronomy Tubes (G-Tubes)
- Skin and Wound Management
- Incontinence Care
- Specimen Collection
- Glucose Management
- Blood Pressure – Management and medication
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