Unattended and Unlocked Medication Cart
Penalty
No penalty information released
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a medication cart containing drugs and biologicals was observed to be unlocked and unattended for a period of time. During this interval, four staff members walked by the unattended cart before an LPN returned and acknowledged leaving it unlocked. The facility's expectation, as stated by the Assistant Director of Nursing, is that medication carts and computer screens should be locked when unattended. This incident involved one of four medication carts reviewed during the survey. No information was provided regarding specific residents or their medical conditions in relation to this deficiency.