Failure to Discard Expired Enteral Feeding Bottle
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure proper enteral feeding practices for a resident receiving tube feeding. Specifically, a physician's order directed that Jevity 1.5 be administered once daily at a specified rate until a total daily volume was reached. However, during an observation, it was found that the bottle of Jevity 1.5 in the resident's room was dated eight days prior to the observation, indicating it had not been discarded within the required 24-hour period. The unit manager confirmed that enteral feed bottles must be discarded every 24 hours, but this protocol was not followed for the resident in question.