Failure to Disinfect Reusable Scissors After Wound Care
Penalty
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Summary
During a wound dressing change for Resident R75, an LPN used scissors to cut a soiled dressing from the resident's right foot. After use, the LPN placed the contaminated scissors on a towel covering the resident's bedside table and, upon completing the dressing change, put the scissors into their pocket without cleaning or disinfecting them. Facility policy requires that reusable supplies, such as scissors, be wiped with alcohol and that reusable items be cleaned and disinfected or sterilized between residents. The LPN confirmed during an interview that the scissors were not cleaned before being placed in their pocket, acknowledging that this was not in accordance with facility policy.