Unsecured Medication Cart with Insulin Needles and Lancets
Penalty
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Summary
A medication cart located near the 500 and 600 unit halls was observed to be left unattended with insulin pen needles and lancets placed on top of it, rather than being secured inside the locked compartments as required. This observation was made during a survey at the nurses' station, and both an LPN and the Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed that these items were not properly secured. The facility failed to ensure that all drugs and biologicals, including injection devices and lancets, were stored in locked compartments in accordance with professional standards.