NorthStar has a current license from the Minnesota Department of Health to provide additional nursing supports. Skilled nursing visit (SNV): Visit conducted by registered nurses (RNs) or licensed practical nurses (LPNs) that:
- Initiates and completes professional nursing tasks based on a person’s assessed
need for services to maintain or restore optimal health - Happens at a person’s place of residence or in the community where normal life
activities occur - Happens on an intermittent basis by an RN or LPN under the supervision of a RN
- May be conducted in person or via telehomecare technology.
SNVs include any of the following tasks:
- Completion of a procedure requiring substantial and specialized nursing skill (e.g.,
administering intravenous therapy, intra-muscular injections and sterile procedures - Consumer teaching and education/training that requires a nurse’s skills
- Observation, assessment and evaluation of a person’s physical and/or mental
status.