Failure to Replace Overfilled Sharps Container in Resident Room
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide a safe and functional environment by not properly managing sharps containers in one of four resident rooms. On two separate observations, the sharps container in room 411 was noted to be filled past the indicated full line, and the flip-top lid was not freely movable. During a subsequent joint observation with the DON, the sharps container in the same room was again observed to be filled past the full line. The DON stated that the sharps container should have been changed when it was full and acknowledged that it had not been. This failure had the potential for injury and infections. No additional information was provided about the specific resident(s) occupying the room, their medical history, or their condition at the time of the deficiency.
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