cms_GA: 6980

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rowid facility_name facility_id address city state zip inspection_date deficiency_tag scope_severity complaint standard eventid inspection_text filedate
6980 SGMC LAKELAND VILLA 115707 138 WEST THIGPEN AVE LAKELAND GA 31635 2013-02-14 431 E 0 1 YKS711 Based on observations and review of the facility's policy, it was determined that the facility failed to discard opened insulin timely to maintain viability and to discard expired medications in two medication carts (North and South halls) and/or in the medication room. Findings include: The facility's policy identified insulin as a medication with a shortened expiration date. The policy noted that the expiration date for an opened vial of insulin was 28 days. Vials would expire 28 days after being opened (or punctured) or having been removed from the refrigerator, whichever came first. However, observations in the medication carts and medication rooms revealed that nursing staff had not implemented that policy for insulin. Observations were made of the South hall medication cart and the medication room on 2/14/13 between 10:45 a.m.and11a.m. South hall medication cart with licensed pratical nurse (LPN) XX 1. There was documentation on a bottle of Lantus insulin that it had been opened on 12/24/12 with an expiration date of 1/22/13. 2. There was a bottle of Lantus insulin opened 12/26/12 with an expiration date of 1/24/13. 3. There was a bottle of Humalog insulin opened 12/26/12 with an expiration date of 1/24/12 and a reorder date of 2/12/13. The new bottle was observed to be unopened in the medication room refrigerator but, the opened vial was still on the cart. Per licensed nurse - all nurses on the medication cart try to keep check of medication expiration dates so can they can be reordered The Medication room and Stock medication cabinet with LPN XX 1. There was one bottle of Rugby brand chlorophyll tablets (100 count) that had expired 03/09. 2. There was one bottle of Major brand Banophen caplets (1000 count) that had expired 10/12. Observations of the North hall medication cart with LPN PP were done on 2/14/13 between 11:10 a.m. and 11:20 a.m. There was one bottle of Novolin R insulin with an opened date of 1/4/13 and an end date of 2/02/13. 2017-09-01