cms_PR: 79
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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 |
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79 | CENTRO MEDICO WILMA N VAZQUEZ SNF | 405025 | ROAD 2 KM 39 5 BO ALGARROBO | VEGA BAJA | PR | 693 | 2017-05-25 | 441 | D | 0 | 1 | V2HC11 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** Based on a recertification FOSS survey, observations, medication pass, staff interviews and review of the facility policies and procedures, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure that the registered nurse ( RN) performs hand hygiene accordance to infection control standard of practice after administering medications by mouth and failed to ensure to maintain appropriated infection control standard of practice during drug administration which can affect 1 out of 18 admitted residents (R ) at the facility. (R#7). Findings include: 1. On 5/23/17 at 8:25 am through 9:30 am during the drug pass the following was observed: a. The RN #13 was observed preparing and administrated medication by mouth to the resident on room [ROOM NUMBER]A during the process at 9:00 am it was observed open a individualized package of a pill, the RN did not open the package, then use the tap of the pen to punch the package cover and opened and put the pill in the small cup of medication. The RN proceed to administrated the medication to the resident and her hair cover her face and with the same glove that has to administer the medication turns her hair back and continue the administration of the medication. During the process a pill falls on the resident's bed, the RN picks up the pill, the resident asks to place it in the mouth, so the RN does it with the same gloves that touched her hair. When finish administrating the residents' medication removes her glove and proceed to wash her hand less than seven (7) second, not accordance to standard of practice of infection control and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Hand Hygiene Guideline in Health Care Setting, (MONTH) 25, 2002. Vol 51. Interview performed to the infection Control officer (employee #3) on 5/24/17 at 10:00 am stated that orientation related to hand washing was provided to the SNF personnel on (MONTH) 30, (YEAR) at 2:00 pm where the RN #13 attend and Competency was evaluated on 1/31/17. | 2020-09-01 |