Medications Left Unattended at Bedside
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a medication cup containing two unidentified white, round pills was observed on a resident's bedside table. The resident stated that these were her sleeping pills, which had been given to her by a nurse the previous night, but she chose not to take them and left them on the table. Facility policy specifies that nurses should not leave residents with medications in a medication cup. The Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed that medications should not have been left unattended at the resident's bedside.