Failure to Administer Ordered Cancer Medication and Document Missed Doses
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure a resident was free from significant medication errors when ordered doses of Ibrutinib, a targeted cancer medication for lymphoma, were not administered and lacked documented justification. The resident, who had intact cognition and diagnoses including small B-cell lymphoma, difficulty in walking, need for assistance with personal care, and cardiomegaly, was admitted and later discharged in January. Physician orders directed Ibrutinib 140 mg, three capsules by mouth at bedtime, with one order active from early January until mid-January and a subsequent order active from mid-January with a specified hold period and later discontinuation. Review of the MARs showed that Ibrutinib was not given on multiple dates outside the ordered hold period, and the medical record contained no evidence explaining these missed doses. In an interview, the DON stated that the pharmacy did not have the medication available and that she believed the oncologist had stopped it, but she confirmed that this information was not documented in the medical record, contrary to the facility’s policy requiring medications to be administered in accordance with written prescriber orders. This deficiency was cited as non-compliance under Complaint Numbers 2786595 and 2704190.
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