Failure to Label Multi-Use Medications with Open Dates
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors observed that two multi-use, single resident ophthalmic medications (Restasis and Atropine Sulfate) stored in a medication cart were opened but not labeled with the date they were opened. During the review, an LPN confirmed that medications intended for single resident use should be labeled with both the resident's name and the date the medication was opened. The unit manager and the director of nursing both verified that the facility's expectation is for multi-use medications for single resident use to be dated upon opening. Additionally, when requested, the facility was unable to provide a policy regarding medication storage and labeling by the end of the survey. These findings indicate that the facility did not ensure all multi-use medications for single resident use were properly labeled with an open date, as required by professional standards and facility expectations.