RE: survey question- disciplinary action used to write a defecien cy?

[Onken, Julia]

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The deficiency was most likely related to the Abuse and Neglect tags.  There is very good guidance to surveyors in this area.  Our state requires that if we identify potential abuse or neglect, we must report it to the state with a followup report once the investigation and results are determined.    -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Morris, RN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 12:58 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: survey question- disciplinary action used to write a defecien cy? We reported this to the state after the surveyors treated it as grounds for a deficiency. It was investigated when it occurred and that led to the reprimand... I am not involved with employee discipline... I would assume compliance rounds would be made behind her for awhile.  My administrator wanted to know if it was normal for a deficiency to be written from our disciplinary action. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gola, Tammy To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:40 AM Subject: RE: survey question- disciplinary action used to write a defecien cy? Did you report this mistreatment to the state, or investigate the mistreatment when it occurred?   Tammy Gola BSN, RN, CRNAC Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Transitional Care Unit 575 North River Street Wilkes-Barre, PA. 187641-0001 570-552-5417 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: Jamie Morris, RN [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 18, 2003 10:45 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: survey question- disciplinary action used to write a defeciency?   On a recent complaint investigation the surveyors asked to see an ex-employee's personal file. It contained a disciplinary action r/t her residents found wet (saturated) and having dried BM on them. The employee was reprimanded for this (she was terminated later that day due to another issue that was not related to resident care). In the exit interview (we have not received the written deficiencies yet) the reprimand was referred to give us F224, F225 & F226. Has anyone ever heard of this being done?