Failure to Post and Update Daily Nurse Staffing Information
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that nurse staffing information was posted and updated on a daily basis as required. During an observation at the Nurses Station, the posted staffing information was found to be dated several days prior, and not current for the day of the observation. Interviews with the Director of Staff Development (DSD) and the Director of Nursing (DON) confirmed that the staffing information for the intervening days had been prepared but was not posted in a timely manner. Instead, the outdated information remained visible, and the updated postings were left behind the previous day's sheet. The facility's policy and procedure require that nurse staffing data, including facility name, current date, total number and actual hours worked by RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs, and the resident census, be posted daily at the beginning of each shift. Both the DSD and DON acknowledged that the failure to update and post the staffing information daily was not in accordance with facility policy. As a result, accurate and current staffing information was not readily accessible to residents and visitors during the period in question.