Failure to Date Opened Multi-Dose Insulin Pens
Penalty
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Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to follow its own policy and accepted professional standards regarding the labeling and storage of multi-dose medications. During an inspection of a medication cart on the Teal Hall unit, two multi-dose insulin pens—Insulin Lispro and Insulin Glargine—were found to be opened and available for use without being dated at the time of initial opening. The facility's policy requires that multi-use vials be dated when opened and discarded within 28 days unless otherwise specified by the manufacturer. This deficiency was confirmed through interviews with the LPN responsible for the cart and the Nursing Home Administrator, both of whom acknowledged that the required labeling practice was not followed.