Failure to Provide Pain Management for Resident Reporting Pain
Penalty
Fine: $176,58021 days payment denial
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Summary
A resident experienced neglect when the Nurse Practitioner failed to provide pain management treatment despite the resident reporting pain and exhibiting signs and symptoms of pain during assessments on two separate occasions. The resident was observed by the Nurse Practitioner, nursing aides, and an occupational therapist assistant to be in pain, yet no pain medications or non-pharmacological interventions were ordered. The Nurse Practitioner acknowledged in interviews that she should have ordered pain management at the time of her assessments but did not. The Director of Nursing confirmed that the resident's pain was neglected and that pain medications should have been ordered to assist with daily care and therapy participation.