confirmed with the RN, manager and other staff during interview. The RN role will become vacant at the end of January 2015. The manager advised that where required a registered nurse has been obtained from a nursing bureau and records sighted verified this. Where possible the same RN is requested to assist with continuity of care. All staff have a current first aid certificate. All current staff have been offered employment by the prospective manager as confirmed during interview with the manager, the prospective manager and staff. A registered nurse has yet to be recruited by the prospective owner. The prospective owner has a staffing policy which meets the ARRC contract requirements. Criterion 1.3.12.1 PA Low medication records were randomly selected to review. Some short course medications Ensure all Four of the eight records have not been completed which have been completed discontinued A medicines appropriately by the prescriber. have not been signed or dated medications are management system is by the prescriber when signed and dated implemented to discontinued. by the prescriber. manage the safe and appropriate prescribing, 180 days dispensing, administration, review, storage, disposal, and medicine reconciliation in to comply with legislation, protocols, and guidelines. Criterion 1.4.2.1 PA Low An external company undertakes performance monitoring Electrical safety test and Ensure test and checking of one piece of clinical equipment. The tympanic tagging of electrical appliances tagging of All buildings, plant, and thermometer and pulse oximeter have not been tested in was overdue (due June 2014). electronic equipment comply with the last 12 months. Weighing scales are reported to be Performance monitoring testing equipment is legislation. hired from an external company when resident weights of the pulse oximeter and current and all required to be checked. tympanic thermometer has not clinical equipment occurred in the last 12 months. has performance monitoring tests
confirmed with the RN, manager and other staff during interview. The RN role will become vacant at the end of January 2015. The manager advised that where required a registered nurse has been obtained from a nursing bureau and records sighted verified this. Where possible the same RN is requested to assist with continuity of care. All staff have a current first aid certificate. All current staff have been offered employment by the prospective manager as confirmed during interview with the manager, the prospective manager and staff. A registered nurse has yet to be recruited by the prospective owner. The prospective owner has a staffing policy which meets the ARRC contract requirements. Criterion 1.3.12.1 A medicines management system is implemented to manage the safe and appropriate prescribing, dispensing, administration, review, storage, disposal, and medicine reconciliation in to comply with legislation, protocols, and guidelines. PA Low medication records were randomly selected to review. Four of the eight records have not been completed appropriately by the prescriber. Some short course medications which have been completed have not been signed or dated by the prescriber when discontinued. Ensure all discontinued medications are signed and dated by the prescriber. 180 days Criterion 1.4.2.1 All buildings, plant, and equipment comply with legislation. PA Low An external company undertakes performance monitoring checking of one piece of clinical equipment. The tympanic thermometer and pulse oximeter have not been tested in the last 12 months. Weighing scales are reported to be hired from an external company when resident weights required to be checked. Electrical safety test and tagging of electrical appliances was overdue (due June 2014). Performance monitoring testing of the pulse oximeter and tympanic thermometer has not occurred in the last 12 months. Ensure test and tagging of electronic equipment is current and all clinical equipment has performance monitoring tests
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