Medication Cart Not Maintained in Clean and Orderly Condition
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that all drugs and biologicals were stored in a safe and secure manner, as required by policy. During an observation, one of two medication carts was found to contain a large amount of loose pills and paper debris in multiple drawers. The facility's policy states that drugs and biologicals must be stored in a safe, secure, and orderly manner, and that nursing staff are responsible for maintaining medication storage areas in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition. Interviews with a nurse and the DON confirmed that the medication cart should be clean and free of loose pills and debris, and that cleaning was expected to occur weekly on the night shift, but the cart was not maintained as required.