Medications Left Unattended on Medication Cart
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when an LPN prepared medications for a resident and placed a pill card of multivitamin, a pill card of ferrous sulfate, and a medication cup containing the resident's morning medications on top of the medication cart. The LPN then left the medication cart unattended and out of sight while she went to the Nurse's Station, leaving the medications unsecured on the cart. The medications remained unattended until the LPN returned several minutes later. During an interview, the LPN acknowledged that medications should not have been left unattended. The Director of Nursing was informed of the incident, and a medication storage policy was requested, but no further information was provided.