Unlocked and Unattended Medication Cart in Hallway
Penalty
Summary
The deficiency involves the facility’s failure to ensure medications were kept in locked compartments as required. During observation of one of four nursing units (the 100 hall), a surveyor observed a medication cart unlocked and unattended in the hallway outside a resident room. At the time of this observation, no staff members were present around the medication cart. The unlocked and unattended cart was identified by the surveyor and then brought to the attention of a licensed practical nurse, and the observation was later reported to the director of nurses. No additional information about specific residents, their medical histories, or conditions at the time of the deficiency is provided in the report.
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