The Cedar Rapids nursing home reported a registered nurse for stealing and consuming patients’ painkillers while on duty. The facility is under scrutiny for recordkeeping violations and resident abuse as, despite clear indications, the authorities at the facility failed to report their employee’s theft and misdoings. If reports are to believe the nurse’s intoxication front, the medication was so serious that she needed help to walk and was found passed out.
Accounts of Violations Reflect Lack of Professional Standards
According to the article in Iowa Dispatch, the report of nursing home morphine theft highlights the urgent need for change in nursing home facilities. In 2023, the nursing home facility was charged for failing to conduct proper background checks on potential employees and faced hefty penalties for the same. As per the investigation, the director of nursing acknowledged the fact that the staff had informed her that the missing morphine was unaccounted for, but she apparently ‘forgot’ to investigate the matter. These unfortunate incidents underscore nursing homes’ need to adhere to professional employment standards, stringent inventory control, staff training, and improved supervision by admin staff to provide better care for their residents.
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