Failure to Use PPE During Resident Transfer on Contact Precautions
Penalty
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Summary
Staff failed to use appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) when providing care to a resident on contact precautions. Specifically, during an observed transfer of a resident who was alert, oriented, and dependent on staff for transfers using a Hoyer lift, two certified nurse assistants (CNAs) assisted with the transfer without wearing isolation gowns as required for contact precautions. The resident had a physician order for contact precautions in place. The Director of Nursing confirmed in an interview that staff are expected to wear PPE when transferring residents on contact precautions.