Hello, I'm an LPN working in an assisted living facility. About 2 months ago, I was informed when I arrived at work at 7:30 am, that a resident had been found on the floor in her apt. at 6:10 am. I went to her room immediately and found her in her bed, where she had been placed by the aide who found her on the floor. She was barely responsive, with noticeable left-sided weakness and drooping to the left side of her mouth. 911 was immediately called and she was transferred to the hospital to r/o CVA.
Last week the resident passed away and forms were faxed to DOH. DOH is investigating why there is no documentation of what happened between 6:10 and 7:30 am when I arrived at work. Can I be held responsible for what happened before I got to work that day? Can they fire me?
Supposedly, the aide never documented what happened when she found her on the floor. I remember her telling me that she was able to assist the resident to her feet and she put her back in bed. The aide said that she asked for coffee, and that she seemed OK but just tired.
I wrote up an incident report and documented what I found at 7:30 in her chart. My new supervisor called to tell me that could not find the incident report and that my documentation was incomplete. Whenever I wrote an incident report, I was told to leave it for my supervisor, which I did, along with the chart of the resident so my documentation could be reviewed by her. This supervisor resigned form the facility shortly after this occurence and a new supervisor took her place. Can I lose my license over this?
Please, I need advice quickly. Thank you for any and all responses.
Lulupalooza
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Sorry, I meant ALF- Assisted Living Facility.