F694 in Tennessee. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2024
Tennessee cites F694 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.44×
0.44 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of Tennessee citations0.12%
Of every deficiency written in Tennessee in 2024, this is the portion that was F694.
Tennessee0.12%
National0.28%
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 Tennessee surveyors wrote
F694 findings written in Tennessee, 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, isolatedOctober 14, 2021
Based on review of Brunner & Suddarth's Textbook of Medical-Surgical Nursing 12th Edition, Merck Manual, [CONDITION(S)] in the Older Adult:10 Common Causes and (&) What to Ask article, policy review, medical record review, manufacturer guidelines for Midline Catheter device, observation, and interview, the facility failed to provide services safely to a resident with a Peripheral Midline Catheter (a special long Intravenous (IV) catheter that is placed into a large vein and requires safety mechanisms to prevent bleeding from the IV opening). The midline catheter has a clamp on the extension tubing between the catheter labeled junction and the catheter opening. The clamp should always be closed when the catheter is not in use. …
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedMarch 18, 2026
Based on facility policy review, medical record review, and interview, the facility failed to assure residents received care and services for the provision of parenteral fluids for 1 of 1 sampled resident (Resident #66) reviewed for a peripheral inserted central catheter (PICC) line. The findings include: Review of a facility policy titled, .Maintenance Flushing.Peripherally Inserted Central Catheters (PICC), dated 6/2025, revealed .The SASH method will be used when administering intermittent medications or fluids through an open-ended PICC. …
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