Failure to Ensure Resident Consumed Medications During Administration
Penalty
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Summary
A Qualified Medication Aide (QMA) was observed administering medications to a resident and failed to ensure the resident consumed the medications as required by facility policy. The QMA placed a souffle cup containing the resident's medications on the bedside table, left the room to obtain a pain pill, and upon returning, placed the additional medication next to the original cup. The QMA then exited the room without observing the resident take any of the medications. During an interview, the QMA acknowledged that she should have remained with the resident until all medications were taken, as specified in the facility's policy for administering oral medications.