Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 449 - Medical and Other Related Facilities › EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES TO PROVIDE NONMEDICAL SERVICES › Section 449.880 - Qualifications of attendant; required training

Current through June
			 11, 2024
Each attendant of an employment agency must:
1. Be at least 18 years of age;
2. Provide to the Division, upon request,
			 documentation that the attendant has taken the tests and obtained the
			 certificates required by NAC
			 441A.375;
3. Be responsible and mature and exhibit
			 empathy, listening skills and other personal qualities which will enable the
			 attendant to understand the problems of elderly persons and persons with
			 disabilities;
4. Understand the
			 provisions of this chapter and chapter 449 of NRS;
5. Demonstrate the ability to read, write,
			 speak and communicate effectively in the English language with the clients of
			 the employment agency;
6.
			 Demonstrate the ability to meet the needs of the clients of the employment
			 agency; and
7. Within the 12 months
			 immediately preceding the date on which the attendant begins providing
			 nonmedical services to a client and annually thereafter, complete not less than
			 8 hours of training related to providing for the needs of the clients of the
			 employment agency and limitations on the nonmedical services provided by the
			 employment agency. The training must include, without limitation, training
			 concerning:
(a) Duties and responsibilities of
			 attendants and the appropriate techniques for providing nonmedical
			 services;
(b) Recognizing and
			 responding to emergencies, including, without limitation, fires and medical
			 emergencies;
(c) Dealing with the
			 adverse behaviors of clients;
(d)
			 Nutrition and hydration, including, without limitation, special diets and meal
			 preparation and service;
(e) Bowel
			 and bladder care, including, without limitation, routine care associated with
			 toileting, routine maintenance of an indwelling catheter drainage system such
			 as emptying the bag and positioning of the system, routine care of colostomies
			 such as emptying and changing the colostomy bag, signs and symptoms of urinary
			 tract infections and common bowel problems, including, without limitation,
			 constipation and diarrhea;
(f)
			 Methods for preventing skin breakdown, contractures and falls;
(g) Handwashing and infection
			 control;
(h) Basic body mechanics,
			 mobility and techniques for transferring clients;
(i) Proper techniques for bathing
			 clients;
(j) The rights of clients
			 and methods to protect the confidentiality of information concerning clients as
			 required by federal and state law and regulations;
(k) The special needs of elderly persons and
			 persons with disabilities and sensory, physical and cognitive changes related
			 to the aging process;
(l)
			 Maintenance of a clean and safe environment; and
(m) First aid and cardiopulmonary
			 resuscitation. A certificate in first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation
			 issued to the attendant by the American Red Cross, its successor organization,
			 or an organization determined by the Division to be equivalent shall be deemed
			 adequate proof that the attendant has received the training required by this
			 paragraph.