Failure to Label Opened Medications with Open Dates
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that the facility failed to ensure that opened medications were properly labeled with the date they were opened, as required by professional standards. Specifically, on the Lower-Level South Med Cart, an opened bottle of Geri-tussin solution was found without an open date. On the Lower-Level North Med Cart, two opened packages of nebulizer treatments, Albuterol Sulfate and Budosemide, were also not labeled with open dates. In the Upper Level Med Room, two open bottles, Vancomycin oral solution and Tuberculin injectable, were similarly missing open dates. These findings were confirmed through interviews with licensed nurses and staff present at the time of observation. No information about residents' medical history or condition at the time of the deficiency was provided in the report.