Unattended and Unsecured Medication Cart
Penalty
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Summary
A nurse failed to secure medications by leaving Medication Cart b unlocked and unattended for 10 minutes. During this time, 55 tablets of metoprolol tartrate 25 mg and two vials of Zosyn 4.5 grams were observed unsecured on top of the cart. The nurse responsible for the cart was sitting at the nursing desk with her back turned to the cart, leaving the medications unsupervised. Both the nurse and the Director of Nursing acknowledged that the medications should not have been left unattended and that the cart should have been locked when not supervised. No information about residents or their medical conditions was provided in relation to this deficiency.