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Tag No.: A0397
Based on review of facility documents and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure the nursing care of each patient was assigned in accordance with the patient's needs and specialized qualifications and competence of the nursing staff available.
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Findings included:
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Review of staffing sheets for June, July and August of 2018 for all units were incomplete, it was unclear which nurses and nursing personnel were assigned to each patient. It was unclear how many and which patients were on special precautions, such as those assigned one-to-one with staff. Therefore, it could not be determined if the nursing care of each patient was assigned in accordance with the patient's needs and the specialized qualifications and competence of the nursing staff available.
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The above was confirmed in an interview with staff #3 on the afternoon of 10/23/18.