Unattended and Unlocked Treatment Cart with Insulin Found
Penalty
Fine: $236,005
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Summary
A treatment cart located on the East side of the nurses station in the Southwest hall was observed to be unlocked and unattended. Inside the first drawer of the cart, a Lantus SoloStar Subcutaneous Pen-injector (insulin glargine) prescribed for a resident was found. Facility policy, revised in January 2018, requires that medications and biologicals be stored safely, securely, and properly, and that the medication supply is accessible only to licensed nursing personnel, pharmacy personnel, or staff members lawfully authorized to administer medications. During an interview, an LPN confirmed that the treatment cart was supposed to be locked and attended at all times, in accordance with facility policy.