Failure to Provide Adequate Catheter Care and Documentation
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide adequate catheter care for a resident with a history of kidney failure who was admitted with an external urinary catheter. The resident's care plan did not include documentation of the catheter, and there was no physician-ordered treatment for the catheter found on the Treatment Administration Record (TAR). A staff LPN changed the resident's catheter after it became dislodged, but did not review a physician's order prior to the procedure and documented the change in progress notes rather than on the TAR. The facility's policy required verification of a physician's order and care plan review prior to catheter care, but these steps were not followed for this resident.