Failure to Ensure Continuous Oxygen Therapy for Residents
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure continuous care and suctioning for two residents, leading to significant health issues. Resident #18, who had a history of acute respiratory failure and required continuous oxygen therapy, was not provided with accurate and active physician orders or ongoing assessments of their status and response to treatment. This oversight resulted in the resident experiencing respiratory distress and requiring emergency hospitalization. The resident's oxygen saturation was critically low, and there was a lack of documentation and monitoring of their oxygen therapy, which was not administered as per the physician's orders. Resident #12 also experienced a deficiency in care related to oxygen therapy. The resident, who had a history of respiratory failure and was dependent on supplemental oxygen, was readmitted to the facility without reinstated orders for oxygen therapy. Despite the resident's known diagnosis and historical use of oxygen, the facility failed to ensure that the necessary orders were in place upon readmission. This led to a family member calling emergency services due to the resident's need for oxygen, resulting in the resident being transferred to the hospital. Interviews with facility staff, including the DON and RNC, revealed that there were discrepancies in the transcription and administration of physician orders for both residents. The facility's electronic medical records did not accurately reflect the necessary orders for oxygen therapy, and there was a lack of monitoring and documentation in the MAR/TAR. The facility's failure to adhere to professional standards of practice and ensure proper care and suctioning for residents in need of continuous oxygen therapy resulted in significant health risks and emergency hospitalizations.
Plan Of Correction
(1) What corrective action(s) will be accomplished for those residents found to have been affected by the deficient practice? Resident #18 no longer resides in the facility. Discharged. Resident #12 no longer resides in the facility. Discharged. On Staff LPN "D", was immediately re-educated on care and suctioning with emphasis on continuous with emphasis on accurate and active physician's orders and ongoing assessment of the resident's status and response to by the Director of Nursing. (2) How you will identify other residents having potential to be affected by the same practice and what corrective actions will be taken: By a quality review was completed by Director of Nursing/designee on continuous with emphasis on accurate and active physician's orders. No additional residents were found to be affected by the alleged deficient practice. (3) What measures will be put into place or what systematic changes you will make to ensure that the practice does not recur: By, Clinical staff were educated on the components of care and suctioning with emphasis on continuous, with emphasis on accurate and active physicians orders and ongoing assessment of the resident's status and response to by Director of Nursing/Designee. By clinical staff completed competency for Recognizing Change in Condition. By, nursing staff completed RN/LPN competency checklist. Newly hired licensed nurses will be educated on the components of care and suctioning with emphasis on continuous with emphasis on accurate and active physicians orders and ongoing assessment of the resident's status and response to by Director of Nursing/Designee at orientation as a part of the systematic changes. (4) How the corrective action(s) will be monitored to ensure the practice will not recur, i.e., what quality assurance program will be put in place: Director of Nursing/Designee to conduct random audits of 5 residents with continuous daily x 4 weeks, then 5 x a week for 4 weeks then 2 x a week for 4 weeks then weekly for 1 month to ensure that accurate and active physicians orders and ongoing assessment of the resident's status and response to are in place. The findings of these quality monitoring's to be reported to the Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Committee monthly until committee determines substantial compliance has been met.