F-Tag F0727 — RN 8 Hrs/7 Days/Wk Full Time DON
Category: Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
F-Tag F0727 is a CMS skilled-nursing-facility regulatory requirement covering rn 8 hrs/7 days/wk full time don. According to official CMS Health Deficiency data, this tag has been cited 2,153 times across 1,647 unique facilities. 5 citations have reached Immediate Jeopardy severity. The top recorded severity for this tag is L.
Have a registered nurse on duty 8 hours a day; and select a registered nurse to be the director of nurses on a full time basis.
Top-Cited States for F-Tag F0727
- Illinois — 319 citations
- Texas — 273 citations
- California — 172 citations
- Missouri — 167 citations
- Ohio — 158 citations
Related F-Tags in Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
- F-Tag F0725 — Provide enough nursing staff every day to meet the needs of every resident; and have a licensed nurse in charge on each shift. (3,232 citations)
- F-Tag F0732 — Post nurse staffing information every day. (2,832 citations)
- F-Tag F0726 — Ensure that nurses and nurse aides have the appropriate competencies to care for every resident in a way that maximizes each resident's well being. (2,611 citations)
- F-Tag F0730 — Observe each nurse aide's job performance and give regular training. (1,439 citations)
- F-Tag F0947 — Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention. (1,044 citations)
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