State Survey all this week.

Specialties Geriatric

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My facility is having its first survey while im on my 10 month as a new nurse was a CNA at the facility prior. I am needless to say nervous, I work 3-11 so they are pretty much wraping up when I roll in, I know thats no guareentee. My major concern is leaving the cart unlocked or messing up by breaking asepsis while putting on a tx. or some random error.

And yes, those small details are usually what they catch the "good" facilities on, but also remember to check yourself on daily habits, for example, EACH med must be in its own medicine cup

Really, each med in it's own medicine cup? What if they 7 or 8 meds, are you really going to carry in that many cups?

Specializes in LTC.

When my facility had our supervisors observe our medpass.. to prepare for state, I had a GT patient who had several meds.. I crushed each med seperately in each cup and stacked them on top of each other.

I am one of the many who find the whole policy silly as all the meds mix in the stomach anyway..

Specializes in Gerontology, Med surg, Home Health.
Really, each med in it's own medicine cup? What if they 7 or 8 meds, are you really going to carry in that many cups?

We have residents who take 28 meds. I think the OP meant GTube meds in a separate cup

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