Unattended and Unlocked Treatment Cart with Medications
Penalty
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Summary
A treatment cart located in the Faith Hall was observed to be unlocked and easily accessible, with no staff present in the area. Several residents in wheelchairs were seated approximately four feet from the unattended cart. The cart contained multiple tubes of medications, including antifungal cream, fludocinonide cream, and gentamicin cream, all labeled with instructions to keep out of reach. During an interview, an LPN confirmed that the cart should have been locked. The facility's current policy requires that medication carts be locked or attended by authorized personnel, which was not followed in this instance.