Failure to Change Respiratory Equipment Weekly as Ordered
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide appropriate care for respiratory equipment for one resident with chronic respiratory failure and hypoxia. Facility policy and physician orders required that all respiratory therapy equipment, including oxygen tubing, be changed weekly and marked with the date of replacement. However, observations revealed that the oxygen tubing in use was dated more than two weeks prior, indicating it had not been changed according to policy or orders. The Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed that the tubing should have been changed weekly, as required.