Medication Storage Policy Not Followed
Penalty
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Summary
A deficiency occurred when an unopened Lidocaine 5% patch was found left unsupervised on top of a medication cart on the second floor during an observation. At the time, there were multiple residents present in the area, including one sitting in the hallway, one self-propelling, and eight in the dining room. According to the facility's Storage of Medications policy, medications must be either under the direct observation of the person administering them or locked in the medication storage area or cart during a medication pass. The nurse responsible confirmed in an interview that she left the patch on the cart after a resident declined the medication, and it was not secured or supervised as required.