Improper Disposal of Medications in Medication Room
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure proper disposal of medications and biologicals in one of its medication rooms, specifically Unit 1 [NAME] medication room. During an observation, five heparin lock flush syringes with an expiration date of 9/30/24 and an opened, partially used bottle of vitamin E supplement with an expiration date of 3/25 were found. The facility's policy on the storage of medications, dated 3/4/25, mandates that discontinued, outdated, or deteriorated drugs or biologicals should be returned to the dispensing pharmacy or destroyed. The Unit Nurse Manager and the Director of Nursing confirmed these observations, indicating a failure to adhere to the facility's medication disposal policy.