Unlocked and Unattended Medication Cart in Common Area
Penalty
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Summary
Facility staff failed to ensure that medications and biologicals were securely stored on one of twelve nursing units. According to the facility's policy, all compartments containing drugs and biologicals, including medication carts, must be locked when not in use and should not be left unattended if unlocked. However, observations on Tower 5 revealed that a medication cart was left unlocked and unattended in a common area, making it accessible to anyone in the vicinity during two separate observation periods on the same day.