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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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| 22 | ASBURY PLACE AT MARYVILLE | 445017 | 2648 SEVIERVILLE RD | MARYVILLE | TN | 37804 | 2017-07-27 | 309 | E | 1 | 0 | 4611 | **NOTE- TERMS IN BRACKETS HAVE BEEN EDITED TO PROTECT CONFIDENTIALITY** > Based on medical record review, review of facility documents, review of Emergency Medical Service documents, review of hospital records and interview, the facility failed to provide insulin management and monitoring for 1 diabetic resident of 17 residents reviewed for insulin medication administration, of 24 residents reviewed. The facility's failure resulted in Resident #1 receiving an overdose of insulin, aspirating, and being sent to the hospital and placed on a ventilator (machine to assist with breathing). The facility failed to ensure insulin was administered according to correct blood sugar parameters per physician's orders [REDACTED].#6, #7, #12, #13, #14, #20, #22) of 17 residents reviewed for insulin medication administration, of 24 residents reviewed. The Nursing Home Administrator (NHA), Executive Officer/Vice President of Operations, and Director of Nursing (DON) and were notified on [DATE] at 1:25 PM in the administrator's office, that Resident #1 received an overdose of insulin. The findings included: Medical record review revealed Resident #1 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Continued review revealed the resident was transferred to the hospital on [DATE] after receiving an overdose of insulin. The resident died on [DATE]. Medical record review of a physician's orders [REDACTED].pureed diet and nectar thick liquids. Pt (patient) allowed to have mech (mechanical) soft/canned peaches, pears and jello. No straws . Medical record review of a Nurses note dated [DATE] revealed .resident having xtrem e (extreme) difficulties swallowing anything/liquids are tolerated better than food . Medical record review of a Speech Therapy note dated [DATE] revealed .Pt seen for 1:1 (one to one) skilled dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) therapy .pt recommended pureed diet and nectar thick liquids to decrease risk of aspiration . Medical record review of a Physicians Order dated [DATE] revealed Patient to be on nectar thick liquids Medical record review of the Medication Administration Record [REDACTED].Humalog (insulin) 100 unit/ml (milliliter) .Four Times Daily XXX[DATE] Sliding Scale Insulin .Blood Sugar is 201XXX,[DATE].00 (give) 4 units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 9:00 PM the resident's blood sugar was 247 and 100 units of insulin was given, when only 4 units of insulin should have been administered to the resident. Review of a facility document Medication Error Report dated [DATE] revealed .based on CS ([MEDICATION NAME] blood sugar)- 247 at 9:00 PM, Agency nurse (temporary nurse from outside source) Administered 100 units of Humalog vs (versus) the ordered 6 units (should have been 4 units) .Sent to ER (emergency room ), admitted to CCU (critical care unit) on vent (ventilator to aid in breathing) . Review of a clinical note dated [DATE] at 6:39 AM, revealed Instant Glucose (sugar) given. Chocolate pudding and orange (juice) given. Review of an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) record dated [DATE] revealed at 6:00AM, .Unresponsive .Blood glucose reading/level: low comments: 30 (below 70 is considered low) .Upper Right Lung Rhonchi (abnormal breath sounds): Upper Left Lung Rhonchi; Lower Right Lung; Rhonchi: Lower Left Lung; Rhonchi .Glasco Coma Scale (scale to assess consciousness) GCS .6 (less than 8 is considered comatose) .Respiratory Effort: Labored .Narrative .Altered Mental Status and [DIAGNOSES REDACTED] .Pt (patient) was found unresponsive with low blood sugar. Nursing staff tried to feed the PT (patient) pudding and orange juice. Then activated 911. Pt found unconscious and unresponsive .Upon arrival to destination (hospital) there is no improvement in his condition . Review of a procedure note from the hospital dated [DATE] revealed .Probable aspiration, possible foreign body .No food particles were seen, but the secretions were very thick and could be consistent with the pudding that the patient had eaten earlier in the day . Review of a hospital critical care progress note, dated [DATE] revealed .Acute [MEDICAL CONDITION]: Requiring mechanical ventilation day 15. Unable to wean due to severe [MEDICAL CONDITION] (disease, damage, or malfunction of the brain) apnea .Aspiration pneumonia: Required FOB (fiber optic [MEDICATION NAME]) with mucous plug removal from R (right) main stem (an airway passage within the lung) at admission . Interview with the Administrator and Director of Nursing (DON) on [DATE] at 4:30 PM, in the DON's office, confirmed LPN #1 was an agency nurse working at the facility on [DATE] on a night shift. Further interview confirmed the LPN administered 100 units of insulin to Resident #1 in error. Interview with Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) #1 on [DATE] at 6:55 PM, by phone, confirmed she did work at this facility for approximately 1 month through an agency. Continued interview confirmed she administered 100 units of insulin to Resident #1 in error. Continued interview confirmed .I read the dosage wrong . Continued interview confirmed the LPN gave the 100 units of insulin at around 9:00 PM. Further interview confirmed she knew something was not right because the resident was sleeping hard .couldn't waken him up .trying to give him pudding and orange juice . Continued interview confirmed the LPN noticed the resident to be breathing very deeply and he was hard to wake up. She attempted to give him [MEDICATION NAME] (medication to increase blood sugar), and also gave him thickened juice and fed him pudding to bring his sugar up. Further interview confirmed she called EMS and he was sent to the hospital. Interview with the Medical Director (MD), also Resident #1's physician, on [DATE] at 10:35 AM, in the conference room confirmed LPN #1 called the MD in the early morning of [DATE] after she had administered the 100 units of insulin. Continued interview confirmed the MD instructed the LPN to follow the [DIAGNOSES REDACTED] protocol, start an IV, and if unable to start an IV send the resident to the hospital. Continued interview confirmed the resident should not have received pudding or juice if the resident was lethargic or unconscious. Medical record review revealed Resident #6 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the Sliding Scale Order dated [DATE] revealed .Scale A XXX,[DATE] give 6 units . Medical record review of the Sliding Scale Insulin Order dated [DATE] revealed .[MEDICATION NAME] R .TID (three times daily) .Scale A .Blood Sugar is ,[DATE] give 4 units .Blood Sugar is ,[DATE] give 6 units . Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED].[MEDICATION NAME] R U-100 100 unit/ml .Three Times Daily Starting [DATE] .Blood Sugar is 151XXX,[DATE].00 (give) 4 units .Blood Sugar is 251.00- 300.00 (give) 6 units . Continued review revealed a missing sliding scale for blood sugar results of ,[DATE] on the MAR. Further review revealed on [DATE] the blood sugar was 214 and 6 units of insulin was given. Medical record review of the Sliding Scale Insulin Order dated [DATE] revealed .Humalog .Scale A .Blood Sugar is ,[DATE] give 4 units .Blood Sugar is ,[DATE] give 6 units . with no sliding scale for results between 201 - 250. Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED].[MEDICATION NAME] R U-100 100 unit/ml .Three Times Daily Starting [DATE] .Blood Sugar is 151XXX,[DATE].00 4 units .Blood Sugar is 251.00- 300.00 6 units . Continued review revealed no sliding scale for blood sugar results of ,[DATE] on the MAR. Further review revealed the following: [DATE] at 9:00 PM-blood sugar ,[DATE] units of insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 PM-blood sugar ,[DATE] units of insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM-blood sugar ,[DATE] units of insulin given Interview with LPN #11 on [DATE] at 1:45 PM, in the 300 nurse's station confirmed she failed to follow the physician's orders [REDACTED]. Interview with LPN #10 on [DATE] at 4:05 PM, by phone confirmed she was not instructed how to enter orders by order set and put the insulin order in manually. Continued interview confirmed she was not aware she made an error while entering the insulin order on Resident #6 on [DATE] when she administered the insulin. Medical record review revealed Resident #7 was admitted to the facility on [DATE], with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the Sliding Scale Insulin Order dated [DATE] revealed .Humalog XXX,[DATE] give 0 units XXX,[DATE] give 2 units . Medical record review of the (MONTH) (YEAR) MAR from a Physicians order dated [DATE] revealed .Humalog .Sliding Scale Insulin .Blood Sugar is 151XXX,[DATE].00 2 Units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 5:00 PM the blood Sugar was 183 and 4 units of insulin was given to the resident when only 2 units should have been administered. Medical record review of the (MONTH) (YEAR) MAR indicated [REDACTED].Sliding Scale Insulin .Blood Sugar is 251XXX,[DATE].00 6 units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 8:00 AM the blood Sugar was 277 and 4 units of insulin was given to the resident when the resident should have received 6 units. Medical record review of the (MONTH) (YEAR) MAR indicated [REDACTED].Sliding Scale Insulin .Blood Sugar is 0XXX,[DATE].00 0 Units .Blood Sugar is 201XXX,[DATE].00 4 units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 9:00 PM the blood sugar was 150 and 2 units of insulin was given to the resident when the resident should not have received any insulin. Further review revealed on [DATE] at 5:00 PM, the blood sugar was 202 and 2 units of insulin was given to the resident when the resident should have received 4 units. Medical record review of the (MONTH) (YEAR) MAR indicated [REDACTED].Sliding Scale Insulin .Blood Sugar is 201XXX,[DATE].00 4 units .Blood Sugar is 251XXX,[DATE].00 6 Units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 9:00 PM the Blood Sugar was 256 and 4 units was given when the resident should have received 6 units; on [DATE] at 12:00 PM the Blood Sugar was 236 and 6 units was given when the resident should have received 4 units; and on [DATE] at 5:00 PM the Blood Sugar was 217 and 2 units was given when the resident should have received 4 units. Medical record review of the (MONTH) (YEAR) MAR indicated [REDACTED].Sliding Scale Insulin .Blood Sugar is 201XXX,[DATE].00 4 units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 5:00 PM the Blood Sugar was 212 and 2 units was given when the resident should have received 4 units, and on [DATE] at 5:00 PM the Blood Sugar was 243 and 2 units was given when the resident should have received 4 units. Medical record review revealed Resident #12 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the Sliding Scale Order dated [DATE] revealed .Scale A XXX,[DATE] give 6 units . Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED]. Medical record review revealed Resident #13 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED].Humalog .(4 units) .before meals Starting [DATE] .Give 4 units .For Blood Sugar > (greater than) 200 . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 12:00 PM, the blood sugar was 194 and 4 units of insulin was administered to the resident when the resident should not have received any insulin. Continued review of the (MONTH) MAR indicated [REDACTED]. Medical record review revealed Resident #14 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the (MONTH) and (MONTH) (YEAR) MAR indicated [REDACTED].[MEDICATION NAME] (insulin) .12 units with meals give extra 4 units if BG > (greater than) 300 . Continued review revealed the following: [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 345- 12 units given (should have received 16 units) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 325- 12units given (should have received 16 units) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 375- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 320- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 375- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 8:00 AM blood sugar 394- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 325- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 324- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 8:00 AM blood sugar 322- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 358- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 5:30 PM blood sugar 333- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 346- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 5:30 PM blood sugar 323- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 5:30 PM blood sugar 399- 12 units given (should have received 16) [DATE] 8:00 AM blood sugar 284- 16 units of insulin (should have received only 12) [DATE] 5:30 PM blood sugar 387- 16 units of insulin (should have received only 16) [DATE] 1:00 PM blood sugar 274- 10 units of insulin (should have received only 12) Interview with the DON on [DATE] at 2:35 PM, in the conference room, confirmed the nurses failed to follow the Physicians Orders. Medical record review revealed Resident #20 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED].[MEDICATION NAME] .sliding scale .Blood Sugar is 150XXX,[DATE].00 1 Units .Blood Sugar is 200XXX,[DATE].00 2 Units .Blood Sugar is 300XXX,[DATE].00 4 units .Blood Sugar is > 349.00 5 units . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 5:00 PM the blood sugar was 353 and 6 units insulin was given (should have received 5 units); on [DATE] at 5:00 PM blood sugar was 216 and 1 unit insulin given (should have received 2 units); and on [DATE] at 5:00 PM blood sugar was 343 and 5 units insulin was given (should have received 4 units). Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED].Humalog .If BG > 200 at breakfast and supper give 4 units of Humalog . Continued review revealed on [DATE] at 5:00 PM blood sugar was 192 and 4 units was given (should not have received any insulin) and on [DATE] at 8:00 AM blood sugar was 204 and no insulin was given (should have received 4 units). Medical record review revealed Resident #22 was admitted to the facility on [DATE] with [DIAGNOSES REDACTED]. Medical record review of the MAR indicated [REDACTED].Humalog .(4units) .Administer 4 units .with meals if BS > 200 . Continued review revealed: [DATE] at 12:00 PM blood sugar 156- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 8:00 AM blood sugar 88- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 8:00 AM blood sugar 85- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 96- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 155- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 170- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 98- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 5:00 PM blood sugar 156- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 154- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 5:00 PM blood sugar 145- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 108- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 9:00 AM blood sugar 143- 4 units insulin given [DATE] at 8:00 AM blood sugar 134- 4 units of insulin given [DATE] at 8:00 AM blood sugar 182- 4 units of insulin given Interview with the Administrator on [DATE] at 8:00 AM, in the conference room confirmed the nurses failed to follow the physician's orders [REDACTED]. Further interview confirmed this put the residents at risk for potential harm. Interview with the DON on [DATE] at 2:35 PM, in the conference room, confirmed the facility had a critical insulin administration error on [DATE] and since that time have failed to recognize and assess factors placing the diabetic residents at risk. | 2020-09-01 |