Skilled Nursing Facility Administrative Procedures

Skilled nursing facility procedures are relevant to various elements of administration and are essential for the maintenance of appropriate patient protocols. Nursing facility procedures are especially important when it comes to safety administration. If you are in a specialized nursing position you must comply with additional duties. Accordingly, standard non-clinical work, while important, may hamper nursing effectiveness.

Safety Administration

• Professional nurses must maintain proper procedures when concerned with safety administration. Whether nurses are operating in a bedside manner or assisting in a surgical situation, the University of Connecticut Health Center notes that the fingernails of a nurse must be kept short and acrylic nails are prohibited. In addition, protective barriers must be worn whenever a nurse is handling fluids of blood. Protective barriers include latex gloves and shoe coverings.

Specialized Administrative Duties

• Specialized administrative duties pertain to nurses in positions of authority. Nursing case managers, for example, must coordinate the care and services for patients, according to the Nursing Spectrum website. Case managers have to schedule comprehensive assessments and, in some cases, evaluate patient eligibility for monitoring and screenings. Case managers must also take administrative care to make determinations within a specific frame of time. Specialized nursing positions extend from case management to AIDS care administration.

Non-Clinical Work

• Non-clinical work (paper work) is another major component of nursing facility administration. According to the Center for Nursing Advocacy, non-clinical work is essential to completing nursing tasks. Bedside manner is an absolute necessity, and a nurse must record observations to keep a patient's file up to date. Non-clinical paper work includes everything from vital statistics to patient needs or complaints. While some worry that non-clinical work hampers a nurse's ability to give appropriate attention to bedside care, the CNA states that physicians must also complete paperwork and that all non-clinical work is related to the completeness of patient care.