Failure to Perform Hand Hygiene During Meal Tray Delivery
Penalty
Summary
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) #71 failed to perform hand hygiene while delivering meal trays to residents. Specifically, CNA #71 was observed carrying a lunch tray into a resident's room, handling personal items on the bedside tray, removing food coverings, and adjusting the tray without performing hand hygiene before or after these actions. The CNA then exited the room, took a cup of lemonade from one tray, entered another resident's room, placed the cup on the next tray, removed its lid, and again did not perform hand hygiene between rooms. Both CNA #71 and Culinary Support #205 confirmed during interview that no hand hygiene was completed before or between passing meal trays. Facility policy requires hand hygiene before and after direct resident contact and before/after preparing or serving meals and drinks.