Failure to Maintain Dignity by Not Covering Urinary Drainage Bag
Penalty
Summary
Surveyors identified a deficiency related to resident dignity when a resident with cognitive impairment and an indwelling urinary catheter was observed lying in bed with an uncovered urinary drainage bag hanging from the bed frame. The bag contained approximately 500 mL of straw-colored urine and was not placed in a privacy bag. The resident reported that staff had not been keeping the drainage bag in a privacy bag while the resident was in bed. The Director of Nursing observed the same uncovered drainage bag and confirmed that it was not stored in a manner that promotes resident dignity, despite the facility’s standard that all urinary drainage bags be kept in privacy bags. The facility’s Resident Rights Guideline policy states that residents have the right to be treated with dignity and respect. This sequence of observations, resident interview, and staff acknowledgment demonstrated that the facility failed to ensure the urinary drainage bag was covered in a manner that promotes dignity for this resident.
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