Failure to Provide Privacy During Personal Care
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when a licensed nurse entered a resident's room to perform a dressing change without providing privacy. The nurse did not close the door or pull the privacy curtain, leaving the resident visible from the hallway during the procedure. The resident involved had a diagnosis of local skin infection and an unspecified adult personality disorder, with documentation indicating intact cognition. The facility's policy required staff to inform residents about care and ensure privacy by shutting the door and pulling the curtain, but this was not followed during the observed event. Both the nurse and an administrative nurse confirmed that privacy should have been provided during personal care.