Unlocked Treatment Cart with Accessible Medications
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that medications and biologicals were securely stored to prevent unauthorized access on one of its nursing units. According to the facility's policy, all medications and biologicals, including treatment items, are required to be kept in a locked cabinet, cart, or medication room that is inaccessible to residents and visitors. However, during an observation on the second floor nursing unit, a treatment cart was found unlocked and unattended in the hallway, containing medicated creams, bottles of saline solution, and boxes of alcohol pads, all of which were accessible. The RN Supervisor confirmed that the treatment cart should have been locked, indicating non-compliance with the facility's storage policy.