Unlicensed LVN Provided Resident Care
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that one of four sampled Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) was qualified to provide resident care, as the LVN worked without a current license. Review of the LVN's employee file showed that their license had expired, yet the work schedule indicated the LVN continued to work for 22 days after the expiration. The Director of Nurses (DON) confirmed that the LVN worked these days without a valid license and acknowledged that the LVN should not have been working without a current license. The facility's job description for Charge Nurse, which the LVN had signed, required a current unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse (RN) or LVN in the practicing state.