Unattended and Unlocked Medication Cart
Penalty
No penalty information released
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Summary
A medication cart was found unlocked and unattended on the 2 West unit during a surveyor's observation. The surveyor was able to open and access the cart without staff present. Shortly after, a nurse returned, closed, and locked the cart, acknowledging that it should have been secured when unattended. The Director of Nursing confirmed in an interview that the facility's expectation is for medication carts to be locked when not attended. No specific residents or patient medical histories were mentioned in relation to this incident.