Expired Wound Dressing Found in Treatment Cart
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency was identified when an expired package of Maxorb II alginate wound dressing was found stored in the treatment cart during an observation with the DON. The package was open and had an expiration date that had already passed. The DON acknowledged that the dressing was expired and should have been discarded, stating that it was missed. Review of the facility's policy and procedure for medication storage indicated that outdated, contaminated, or deteriorated medications and those in compromised containers are to be immediately removed from stock and disposed of according to established procedures.