Failure to Provide Required RN Coverage
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide the required 8 hours of Registered Nurse (RN) coverage on three specific days during the review period. Payroll Based Journal (PBJ) staffing data and daily assignment sheets confirmed that on these dates, the RN scheduled to work called out and was not replaced, resulting in no RN coverage for the entire 24-hour period. At the time, the facility only employed two RNs, and the other RN was unavailable to cover the shifts. Both the Director of Nursing (DON) and the Administrator verified that there was no RN coverage on the identified dates.