Nursing Protocols

My friend works in a facility and she was arrested bcoz not not report it to the nurse that the patient had a bruise (which she did not know how did he had patients). would there be an investigation be held staff who had the thing for the patient 24 hours? thnks guys .. CNA is a

Patrick, each State has detailed regulations on the documentation and evaluation of residents in nursing homes who are found to have bruises or contusions. This is part of the rules for evaluating or negligent treatment by the bad nursing home. Periodically state inspectors arrive unannounced and check documents nursing home, sometimes noting whether a resident has a blue that has not been documented. These surveys also help identify areas in the house where changes must be made to improve the safety of residents.

No way an ANC gets the sack for not reporting a bruise, hundreds of health workers and nurses would be down if that were the case, they used this episode to get rid of him for other reasons, it can not rely unfair dismissal .... ..... older patients have numerous bruises and sometimes just a light tap / touch creates bruises, including patients taking warfarin.
Except that the patient died in the meantime, there would be no investigation.

Each state has its own regulations. But there are also many relevant legislative frameworks such as OBRA Act (reconciliation omnibuds 87) that protects patients from nursing homes.

During my nursing home, CNA if a report is not the injury, he / she may be liable. They have also opened an investigation and every person who took care of that person in a given time (set by the survey) must prepare a report on their knowledge of the incident. Sometimes it can be determined that the resident fell on a certain day but the injury can not be shown for a few days. But all the CNA should report any skin tears, injuries, or bruises (or just something unusual) because you do not know if the nurse is already aware or not. And each issue shall be made and kept track of. Pressure ulcers should be measured to monitor the progress of healing, etc.