Failure to Ensure Licensed Nursing Staff Maintain Proper Hands-On CPR Certification
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Summary
Surveyors found that the facility failed to ensure that certain nursing personnel maintained current CPR certification for healthcare providers that included a hands-on session, as required by facility policy and accepted national standards. The facility’s written policy on emergency procedures for cardiopulmonary resuscitation required staff to obtain and maintain American Red Cross or American Heart Association certification in Basic Life Support/CPR. The Nursing Home Administrator provided a list of currently employed LPNs and RNs, and review of CPR certification cards for three of 27 licensed nurses (two LPNs and one RN) showed that their certifications were from online-only CPR classes intended for non-healthcare providers and did not include any hands-on component. In an interview, the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the facility had not ensured these nurses held appropriate, hands-on CPR certification for healthcare providers in accordance with accepted national standards. No specific residents, medical histories, or clinical events related to CPR use were described in the report; the deficiency was identified through policy review, staff record review, and staff interviews.
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