cms_WV: 8630
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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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8630 | WAR MEMORIAL HOSP, D/P | 5.1e+151 | 1 HEALTHY WAY | BERKELEY SPRINGS | WV | 25411 | 2012-12-07 | 431 | F | 0 | 1 | L97I11 | Based on observation and staff interview, the facility failed to label over-the-counter (OTC) medications with the opened date. Medications were found in a medication cart and the medication storage room were not dated as to when the medication had been opened. This has the potential to affect all residents receiving OTC's. Facility census: 16. Findings include: a) On 12/04/12 at 12:00 p.m., an observation was made, with the director of nursing (DON), of the medication room. A open bottle of ferrous sulfate was found with no date as to when the medication had been opened. The DON agreed the medication was not dated. She further agreed the facility policy was to date and initial any medication when it is initially opened. Inspection of the medication cart, conducted on 12/04/12 at 2:45 p.m., with a licensed practical nurse (LPN - Employee #4), revealed MiAcid (Mylanta), milk of magnesia (MOM), OsCal, and Allergra not dated as to when the medication had been opened. Employee #4 agreed the policy was to date and initial the medication when it was opened. On 12/05/12 at 8:30 a.m., Employee #4 was observed opening a new bottle of medication and proceeding to date and initial the new bottle. | 2016-05-01 |