cms_WV: 11121

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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
11121	UNITED TRANSITIONAL CARE CENTER	515107	327 MEDICAL PARK DRIVE	BRIDGEPORT	WV	26330	2009-05-08	431	E	0	1	V73M11	Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to ensure drugs used in the facility were stored under proper temperature controls. Observation of one (1) of one (1) refrigerator in the facility, used to store drugs requiring refrigeration, found the internal temperature was 50 degrees Fahrenheit (F). The refrigerator contained three (3) vials of Novolin R insulin, two (2) boxes containing vials of influenza virus vaccine, and one (1) 50 cc bag of IV (intravenous) Vancomycin which required refrigeration. Both the insulin and the influenza vaccines are to be stored in a refrigerator with an internal temperature between 36 degrees F and 46 degrees F. This practice had the potential to alter the effectiveness of temperature-sensitive drugs. Facility census: 27. Findings include: a) Inspection of the refrigerator in the medication room, on 05/06/09 at 9:45 a.m., found the thermometer inside the refrigerator indicated an internal temperature reading of 50 degrees F. Review of May 2009 temperature log for this refrigerator revealed temperatures of 50 degrees F on the 05/01/09, 05/03/09, and 05/05/09. The temperature log for April 2009 recorded readings of 50 degrees F on 04/23/09 and 48 degrees F on 04/24/09 and 04/26/09. The temperature log for March 2009 recorded temperatures of 48 degrees F on 03/04/09 and 03/06/09, with a high reading of 60 degrees F on 03/08/09. Inspection of the contents of the refrigerator revealed three (3) vials of Novolin R insulin, two (2) boxes containing vials of influenza vaccine, and one (1) 50 cc bag of IV Vancomycin which had been mixed. According to Lexi-Comp's Drug Information Handbook for Nursing 2007 (8th edition), unopened vials of Novolin R insulin are to be stored in a refrigerator with an internal temperature between 36 degrees F and 46 degrees F. Review of the instructions on one (1) of the boxes of influenza vaccine revealed this, too, was to be kept refrigerated between 36 degrees F and 46 degrees F. During an interview on the morning of 05/06/09, the facility's pharmacist confirmed the temperature of the refrigerator was too high for the proper storage of temperature-sensitive drugs, and this should have been reported. .	2014-08-01