Failure to Assess Resident for Safe Self-Administration of Medication
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident with multiple diagnoses, including emphysema and anxiety, was observed with tubes of Cortisone-10 cream on her overbed table and reported self-administering the medication as needed. Review of the resident's medical record revealed there was no documented assessment to determine if she was safe to self-administer this medication. The Director of Nursing confirmed that an assessment should have been completed to allow the resident to keep and self-administer the Cortisone-10 cream, but this was not done.