Unlabeled Medication Found on Medication Cart
Penalty
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Summary
During an inspection of Medication Cart Rx 2, a saline nasal spray was found that was not labeled with the name or room number of the resident for whom it was intended. The LVN present confirmed that there was no identifying information on either the spray bottle or its manufacturer box and acknowledged that the medication should have been labeled with the resident's name. The LVN also stated that, without the name on the medication, she would not know which resident the medication was for. Review of the facility's policies confirmed that prescription medication labels are required to include the resident's name and that medications supplied for one resident are never to be administered to another resident.