Failure to Follow Hand Hygiene During Medication Administration and Food Handling
Penalty
Summary
Staff failed to follow safe hand hygiene practices during medication administration and food handling, as observed in two separate incidents. In the first instance, an LPN prepared medications for a resident by removing medication from a dose pack and placing it in her ungloved hand before transferring it to a medication cup, contrary to facility policy that prohibits touching medications with ungloved hands. In the second instance, a CNA served a resident a turkey club sandwich and, without wearing gloves, handled the bread, mayonnaise, lettuce, tomato, and onion while assembling the sandwich for the resident. Both staff members confirmed during interviews that they had handled medications and food with ungloved hands and acknowledged this was not in accordance with facility policy.