44 |
GARDEN ISLE HEALTHCARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER |
125004 |
3-3420 KUHIO HIGHWAY, SUITE 300 |
LIHUE |
HI |
96766 |
2019-07-12 |
842 |
E |
0 |
1 |
QXJ511 |
Based on record review, staff interview, and review of a list of approved abbreviations provided by the facility, the facility failed to use approved abbreviations and/or acronyms when charting in the progress notes, for four of the nine residents reviewed. With this deficient practice, there was a risk of misinterpreting the un-approved abbreviations and thus causing adverse outcomes for any, or all the residents. Findings Include: 1. During review of the clinical notes for Resident (R) 11, the following abbreviations/ acronyms were used, in various places, in the clinical notes: OOP, SO. According to the Accepted Abbreviations - Medical Terminology list (provided by the facility), these abbreviations/acronyms were not approved to be used for charting. 2. During review of the clinical notes for Resident (R) 27, the following abbreviations/ acronyms were used, in various places, in the clinical notes: OOP, ATB. According to the Accepted Abbreviations - Medical Terminology list (provided by the facility), these abbreviations/acronyms were not approved to be used for charting. 3. During review of the clinical notes for Resident (R) 61, the following abbreviations/ acronyms were used, in various places, in the clinical notes: OTA, ABT, CDI. According to the Accepted Abbreviations - Medical Terminology list (provided by the facility), these abbreviations/acronyms were not approved to be used for charting. 4. During review of the clinical notes for Resident (R) 12, the following abbreviations/ acronyms were used, in various places, in the clinical notes: P[NAME], ASE, ABT. According to the Accepted Abbreviations - Medical Terminology list (provided by the facility), these abbreviations/acronyms were not approved to be used for charting. On 07/11/19 at 02:24 PM, an inquiry regarding facility approved abbreviations with the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) was made. CNO provided the list of facility approved abbreviations titled Garden Isle Healthcare, Accepted Abbreviations - Medical Terminology which is currently in use and being followed by the facility. |
2020-09-01 |