007.05.16-17. Hospice Aide and Homemaker Services
AR ADC 007.05.16-17Arkansas Administrative CodeEffective: September 29, 2022
Effective: September 29, 2022
Ark. Admin. Code 007.05.16-17
007.05.16-17. Hospice Aide and Homemaker Services
3. Has completed a 40-hour aide training course that meets requirements set forth in these rules. In lieu of the requirement for completion of the hospice aide training course, a nursing student may qualify as a hospice aide by submitting documentation from the Director of Programs and/or the Dean of a School of Nursing that reflects the nursing student has demonstrated competency in providing basic nursing care in accordance with the school's curriculum.
B. Any aide who has not been employed as an aide in an institutional setting in the last 24 months shall be observed by a registered nurse performing the skills required to care for a patient including bathing, transferring, range of motion exercises, toileting, dressing, nail care and skin care. The registered nurse shall observe the aide performing these skills on a person. Any other tasks or duties for which the aide may be responsible shall be evaluated by written test, oral test or observation. There shall be documentation by the agency to show evidence of this evaluation.
C. A registered nurse shall complete an aide assignment sheet for each patient receiving aide services. Each aide caring for the patient shall receive a copy of the assignment sheet and provide services as assigned. A copy of the assignment sheet shall be left in the patient's home and in the patient's medical record.
G. Upon a request by a patient and/or family member for assistance with medications, the registered nurse may assign a hospice aide to assist with oral medications, which are normally self-administered. Assistance shall be limited to reminding a patient to take a medication at a prescribed time, opening and closing a medication container and returning a medication to a proper storage area.
4. Orientation to hospice philosophy, bathing, ambulation and exercise, personal grooming, principles of nutrition and meal preparation, health conditions, developmental stages and mental status, household services essential to health care at home, assistance with medication, safety in the home, completion of appropriate records and reporting changes to appropriate supervisor.
Credits
Amended May 1, 2010; Sept. 29, 2022.
Current with amendments received through February 15, 2024. Some sections may be more current, see credit for details.
Ark. Admin. Code 007.05.16-17, AR ADC 007.05.16-17
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