Failure to Provide Privacy Cover for Catheter Drainage Bag
Penalty
Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident with a urinary catheter was observed ambulating in her wheelchair with her catheter drainage bag attached under the seat, and the contents of the bag, including yellow urine, were visible. The resident called out to an LPN and requested a privacy cover for her catheter drainage bag, stating that she had made the same request the previous week but had not received one. The LPN acknowledged the prior request and confirmed that the resident should have a privacy cover. The Assistant Director of Nursing also confirmed that the resident should have a privacy cover for her catheter drainage bag. These observations and interviews demonstrate that the facility failed to provide the requested privacy cover, compromising the resident's dignity and right to privacy.