Failure to Provide Proper PPE Disposal for Enhanced Barrier Precautions
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to implement proper infection control techniques on the East wing, as evidenced by observations and staff interviews. Seventeen resident rooms with enhanced barrier precaution (EBP) signage did not have appropriate disposal containers available inside the rooms for the removal of personal protective equipment (PPE), as required by facility policy. Additionally, ten of these rooms also lacked appropriate disposal containers outside the rooms. A Licensed Practical Nurse confirmed the absence of proper PPE disposal containers both inside and outside the affected rooms. These findings were based on direct observation and review of facility policy, which specifies that PPE should be removed and disposed of before exiting the room, with hand hygiene performed upon exit.