Failure to Follow Physician Orders for Daily Weights in CHF Resident
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to follow physician orders for a resident diagnosed with congestive heart failure by not obtaining and documenting daily weights as prescribed. The electronic medical record indicated that the resident, who had multiple diagnoses including congestive heart failure, was only weighed on three specific dates rather than daily as ordered. The Director of Nursing confirmed that daily weights were not performed, and the facility's own policy required weights to be taken and recorded according to physician orders. There was no documentation to show that the daily weights were completed as required for this resident.