Failure to Administer Medication as Ordered by Physician
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when a resident with diagnoses including heart failure, chronic kidney disease, and hypertension was not provided care in accordance with physician's orders. The clinical record showed that the physician had ordered simvastatin to be administered daily to control high cholesterol. However, documentation revealed that on one occasion, a nurse administered atorvastatin, a different cholesterol-lowering medication that was not ordered by the physician. This was confirmed by the Assistant Director of Nursing during an interview, who acknowledged that the medication given was not the one prescribed.