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2900 S LOOP 256

PALESTINE, TX 75801

ORGANIZATION OF NURSING SERVICES

Tag No.: A0386

Based on interviews and employee files the facility failed to have a Director of Psychiatric Nursing (DPN) with the required qualifications.
Findings include:
Review of employee files on 3/18/15 revealed staff #13 was employed as the DPN on 2/9/2015. Review of staff #13's employee file revealed staff #13 did not have the required qualifications of a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Nursing.
An interview on 3/18/2015 with staff #2 and #3 confirmed staff #13 did not have a bachelor or master's degree in nursing. Failure to have the required qualifications to properly supervise a psychiatric unit has the likelihood to cause harm to all patients.