Failure to Post Current Nurse Staffing Data at Shift Start
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that daily nurse staffing data was posted at the beginning of each shift on one of six survey observation dates. On the specified date, the posted nurse staffing data sheet was found to be outdated, displaying information from two days prior. According to the DON, the scheduler was responsible for creating and posting the daily staffing forms each morning, while on weekends, the manager on duty was supposed to post the pre-prepared sheets. However, the process relied on manually pulling forward the correct sheet each day, and if this was not done, the posted information would not reflect current staffing, especially in cases of call-ins or shift changes. The facility was unable to provide a policy on nurse staffing data posting prior to the survey exit.