Failure to Honor Resident's Medication Administration Preferences
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Summary
A resident with a history of stroke was admitted to the facility and had a specific preference for medication administration, requesting to take medications one pill at a time with water or applesauce. Despite these instructions, a former CNA administered the resident's medications all at once with a spoon, disregarding repeated requests from both the resident and a friend to stop. The friend intervened by notifying a nurse, who then stopped the improper administration. The resident's preference for medication administration was subsequently documented in the care notes and communicated to staff.