Failure to Hold Medication Prior to Surgery
Penalty
Fine: $12,73525 days payment denial
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a resident was free from significant medication errors when staff did not hold aspirin as ordered by the physician prior to a scheduled surgery. The physician's order specified that aspirin should be held five days before the procedure, but review of the medication administration record showed that the medication was administered on three days when it should have been withheld. This error was due to inaccurate transcription and failure to follow the physician's order, as confirmed by a nurse manager during an interview.