| Statement of Deficiencies | (X1) Provider/Supplier/CLIA Identification Number 531311 | (X3) Date Survey Completed 11/17/2011 |
| Name of Provider or Supplier Crook County Hospital | Street Address, City, State 713 Oak Street, Sundance, WY | |
| For information on the provider's plan to correct this deficiency, please contact the provider or the state survey agency. | ||
| (X4) ID Prefix Tag | Summary Statement of Deficiencies
(Each deficiency should be preceded by full regulatory or LSC identifying information) |
| C0224 | MAINTENANCE CFR(s): 485.623(b)(3) [The CAH has housekeeping and preventive maintenance programs to ensure that--] drugs and biologicals are appropriately stored; This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on observation, staff interview, and review of policies and procedures, the facility failed to ensure all medications were appropriately secured in 1 of 1 emergency departments. The findings were: Observation of the emergency department on 11/14/11 at 3:12 PM revealed medications were stored in unsecured locations as follows: a. Eleven 10 ml syringes containing normal saline (NS) were located in the intravenous tray sitting on a counter; b. Ten 10 ml syringes containing NS were in an open drawer; c. Three thoracentesis kits containing Lidocaine were stocked on an open shelf; d. A bottle of Tetracaine was in the open tote container used to hold equipment for eye injuries. During the observation, RN #10 acknowledged that all the medications should have been secured as staff were not in the emergency department at all times. According to the facility's policy and procedure, "Drug Storage," revised 6/1/08, "Non schedule drugs will be stored inside locked cabinets that are designated as drug storage only...Non scheduled drugs which are stocked in the ER will be stored in a locked cabinet..." |