Inaccurate Posting of Daily Nurse Staffing Census
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that the posted Daily Nurse Staffing Form accurately reflected the actual facility census. Observations on multiple days revealed that the posted census was consistently listed as 78, while interviews with the Administrator and Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed the actual census was 74 or 75 on those days. The Staffing Coordinator acknowledged that the form should display the actual daily census and noted that the forms are printed on Mondays for the past weekend. Additionally, the Regional Nurse Consultant stated there was no facility policy or procedure for completing the Daily Nurse Staffing Form, and the Administrator confirmed the inaccuracy of the posted census information. The Administrator also stated that the form should be printed and posted before the day and updated as needed.