Failure to Track and Secure Controlled Medications
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that controlled medications were properly tracked and secured, as evidenced by missing signatures on the narcotic accountability record for one of two medication carts reviewed. During an audit of the Hall B medication cart, it was observed that the narcotic accountability record covering a ten-day period did not have the required two licensed nurse signatures to document acceptance or release of the medication cart. Both an LPN and the Director of Nursing confirmed that two nurses should have signed the record when the cart was accepted or released. This lapse in documentation was identified through record review and staff interviews.