With what type of professionals are skilled nursing facilities mandated to staff facilities?
a. Licensed health professionals around the clock
b. RN in charge on each shift
c. RNs to supervise the patient care given by aides
d. Only RNs to provide complex care
A
A skilled facility must have licensed health care professionals around the clock. Licensed prac-tical nurses (LPNs) may supervise nursing assistants (NAs), who are the major caregivers. LPNs can provide wound care and ostomy care and monitor intravenous therapies.
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