A surveyor observes a single instance of a nurse aide failing to perform hand hygiene when entering a resident's room. The aide has no other performance issues, and no resident was harmed. When making a compliance decision, this single observation is most likely to be considered what type of deficient practice?
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A
A widespread issue that constitutes immediate jeopardy.
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B
A pattern of poor practice requiring a directed plan of correction.
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C
An isolated incident with potential for minimal harm.
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D
A system failure in the facility's infection control program.