During the state inspection of a skilled nursing facility, a surveyor notes suspicion that a particular nurse may not be providing the proper standard of care. The nurse manager informs the nurse to expect
a. a review of the situation by the state board of nursing.
b. termination of employment from the facil-ity.
c. mandatory remediation related to the sus-pect care issues.
d. unannounced reevaluation of performance within the next 3 months.
A
In such cases, the surveyor may forward the record showing the relevant findings to the appro-priate state agency or board for review of the nurse's practice, requesting a determination of whether the nurse may have violated the state's nurse practice act. Regulations do not specify that the nurse be terminated, have remediation, or have an unannounced reevaluation.
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