Blood Glucose Check Performed in Dining Room Compromises Resident Dignity
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when a registered nurse performed a fingerstick blood glucose check on Resident #20 at the dining room table while other residents were present and eating their lunch. Resident #20, who had moderately impaired cognition and diagnoses including hemiplegia, type two diabetes, traumatic brain injury, and dementia, was observed sitting at the head of the table with four other residents during the procedure. The nurse used a disposable needle device to prick the resident's finger and applied a drop of blood to a glucose test strip in full view of the other residents. The nurse confirmed during interview that the blood glucose check should not have been conducted in the dining room at the table with other residents present.