cms_WV: 10077
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10077 | OAK RIDGE CENTER | 515174 | 1000 ASSOCIATION DRIVE | CHARLESTON | WV | 25311 | 2012-03-01 | 323 | E | 1 | 0 | 0TSC11 | . Based on medical record review, observation, and staff interview, it was found the facility failed to ensure the resident environment remained as free of accident hazards as possible. An LPN (licensed practical nurse), Employee # 75, was observed wearing long, dark painted fingernails with decorations that extended approximately one (1) inch beyond the fingertips. She also was wearing multiple rings on each hand. This practice constituted the potential for injury to residents when doing care. A stocked, unlocked treatment cart was left unsupervised in the hallway. Medicated ointments and dressing and treatment supplies on this cart were left unsupervised and accessible to residents who were in close proximity. Residents were observed near and around the nursing station. No staff members were present at the nursing station which was accessed by swinging doors. On the counters of the nursing station were several medications as well as a local anti-infective antiseptic. Each item present on the counter had the potential for harm to any resident who accessed them. These practices had the potential to affect more than an isolated number of residents. Facility census: 71. Findings include: a) Employee # 75 During observations in the 300 hallway, on 02/28/12, at approximately 9:45 a.m., this LPN was observed preparing medications for a resident. Observation revealed the nurse's fingernails were long, approximately one (1) inch beyond the fingertips. The nails were painted a dark color with decorations. It was also observed the nurse was wearing multiple rings on each hand. During a brief interview with the nurse, it was revealed nurses did their own treatments on residents on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. During an interview with the director of nursing (Employee #06), on 02/29/12, at 10:30 a.m., it was agreed wearing long fingernails and multiple rings created a potential for injury to residents during care. . . b) Treatment cart Random observations of the resident environment, on 02/29/12 at 11:30 a.m., noted a treatment cart located against the outside wall of the nursing station. The cart was not visible to staff members seated at the nursing station. The location of the cart prevented staff from viewing residents seated in wheelchairs should they approach the treatment cart. A closer inspection of the treatment cart noted an opened padlock at the corner of the first drawer. The drawers opened freely and contained medicated ointments and other dressing and treatment supplies that had the potential for harm should a resident obtain access to them. The unlocked, stocked treatment cart was brought to the attention of corporate nurse, Employee #81, who agreed the cart should have been locked. c) Nursing station During random observations of the resident environment, on 03/01/12 at 10:40 a.m., no staff members were present at the nursing station. The nursing station was accessed via two (2) waist-high swinging doors. Residents were observed near and around the nursing station. On the counter of the nursing station was a 10 oz bottle of cherry flavored Magnesium Citrate, a bottle of Hydrogen Peroxide, a bottle of B complex with vitamin C containing 130 caplets, and a bottle of antacid tablets. Any of the items present on the counter of the nursing station had the potential for harm to any resident who accessed them. The administrator approached the nursing station and was immediately notified of the potentially hazardous items sitting unattended on the counter of the nursing station. He instructed a staff member to secure the items. . | 2015-07-01 |