Failure to Label Oxygen Tubing with Initiation Date
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident's oxygen concentrator tubing was observed on two separate occasions without a label indicating the date of initiation. The tubing, connected to the oxygen concentrator in the resident's room, lacked documentation of when it was first used. During an interview, the head nurse confirmed that the oxygen tubing should be labeled with the date it was started. The DON also verified that the resident had an order for titrated oxygen via nasal cannula as needed and acknowledged that the tubing must be labeled with the initiation date. These findings were based on direct observation and staff interviews.