Failure to Complete IDTM Assessment for Self-Administration of Medication
Penalty
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Summary
The facility's interdisciplinary team meeting (IDTM) group failed to determine if it was clinically appropriate for a resident to self-administer and keep a medicated antifungal powder (Desenex) at bedside. Observation revealed the powder on the resident's nightstand, and the resident reported self-applying the powder as needed. Although there was a physician's order allowing the resident to self-administer the medication and keep it at bedside, and an LPN had evaluated the resident for safe application, there was no evidence that the IDTM had completed the required assessment to determine clinical appropriateness for self-administration, as required by facility policy.