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Tag No.: A0288

Based on interviews and documentation review, it was determined the Hospital had not (yet) developed and implemented a Corrective Action Plan related to its Internal Investigation of Patient #1's care/stage III pressure ulcer.

Findings included:

A review of the Hospital Internal Investigation related to Patient #1's care/stage III pressure ulcer revealed it identified opportunities for improvement related to BiPAP masks and physician documentation (a procedure note was not written following debridement of the ulcer and his/her Discharge Summary was incomplete) and a nursing education need related to skinfold assessment.

The Hospital was considering the use of a different BiPAP mask but had not (yet) come to a decision.

Corrective actions related to the physician documentation issues and/or the nursing education need related to skinfold assessment had not (yet) been developed and implemented.

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Tag No.: A0290

Based on interviews and documentation review, it was determined the Hospital had not (yet) developed a Corrective Action Plan related to its Internal Investigation of Patient #1's care/stage III pressure ulcer and a Quality Monitoring Plan related to the Corrective Action Plan was therefore not developed.

Findings included:

Please see Tag A 288 for information related to the Hospital's Internal Investigation of Patient #1's care/stage III pressure ulcer.

Because a Corrective Action Plan related to the Hospital's Internal Investigation of Patient #1's care/stage III pressure ulcer had not (yet) been developed, a Quality Monitoring Plan related to the Corrective Action Plan had not (yet) been developed.