Provide basic life support, including CPR, prior to the arrival of emergency medical personnel , subject to physician orders and the resident’s advance directives.
F678 in New Hampshire. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
New Hampshire cites F678 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.98×
1.98 times the share F678 takes of citations nationally.
Share of New Hampshire citations0.36%
Of every deficiency written in New Hampshire in 2025, this is the portion that was F678.
New Hampshire0.36%
National0.18%
Share of all citations that were F678.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What New Hampshire surveyors wrote
F678 findings written in New Hampshire, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
J · Immediate jeopardy, isolatedDecember 17, 2025
Based on interview and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to provide Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) in accordance with the American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines and/or the facility's policy for 1 of 3 closed records reviewed. (Resident identifier is #119.)Findings include:Review on [DATE] of Resident #119's progress notes revealed the following nurse's note dated [DATE] at 6:43 a.m., written by Staff A (Registered Nurse), This writer told by 11-7 nurse [Staff B, Licensed Practical Nurse] that resident had passed away and needed to be pronounced. This writer found no bp [blood pressure], no apical [apical pulse], no respirations present, pupils fixed. Pronounced by this writer at 0640 [6:40 a.m.]. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedNovember 7, 2024
Based on interview and record review, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) policies followed professional standards and failed to document irreversible signs of death for 1 of 2 closed record reviewed (Resident Identifier #67).
Findings include:
American Heart Association Journals: Circulation, [DATE], Volume 122. Number 18 supply 3, found at https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.970905
Part 3: Ethics: 2010 American Heart Association Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
Withholding and Withdrawing CPR (Termination of Resuscitative Efforts) Related to Out-of Hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
Criteria for Not Starting CPR in All OHCA
.Basic life support (BLS) training urges all potential rescuers… …
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