F694 in Alabama. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
Alabama cites F694 more often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share1.55×
1.55 times the share F694 takes of citations nationally.
Share of Alabama citations0.50%
Of every deficiency written in Alabama in 2025, this is the portion that was F694.
Alabama0.50%
National0.32%
Share of all citations that were F694.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What Alabama surveyors wrote
F694 findings written in Alabama, 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, isolatedJune 5, 2025
Based on interviews, record review, and review of facility policies titled, Vascular Access Devises and Infusion Therapy Procedures- Maintaining Patency of Peripheral and Central Vascular Access Devices and Administration of IV Fluids and Medication - SETTING UP A PRIMARY INFUSION (HYDRATION OR MEDICATION, and the ALABAMA BOARD OF NURSING ADMINISTRATIVE CODE CHAPTER 610-X-6 STANDARDS OF NURSING PRACTICE the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #9's intravenous antibiotics (IV) were administered in accordance with professional standards of practice.
1) The facility failed to ensure a process was implemented to ensure RI #9's IV antibiotics were ordered and administered upon RI #9's re-admission on [DATE]. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMarch 25, 2022
Based on observation, record review, and interviews the facility failed to ensure Resident Identifier (RI) #29's PICC (Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter) line dressing was changed in accordance with professional standards of practice.
This deficient practice had the potential to affect RI #29, one of one sampled resident reviewed for IV care.
Findings included:
A review of RI #29's Face Sheet indicated the facility readmitted the resident from acute care on 03/11/2022 with diagnoses [MEDICAL RECORD OR PHYSICIAN ORDER] .
A review of the quarterly Minimum Data Set (MDS), dated [DATE], indicated RI #29 had a Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS) score of 15, which indicated the resident was cognitively intact. …
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