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AHS Nursing Station Inspection

by Sam Atlas, from the Community

Use this AHS Nursing Station Inspection checklist to verify safe storage and handling of medications and vaccines. Review refrigerator temperatures (36-46 degrees F), locks and access control, expiration checks, and labeling. Inspect emergency kits for seals, posted item lists, and valid dates. Confirm medication room cleanliness, organization, and temperature, plus removal of discontinued drugs. Audit medication carts for double locks on Schedule II-V, accurate counts, and proper storage. Include monthly logs, separation of food and meds, and availability of conversion charts and poison antidote references.

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This AHS Nursing Station Inspection checklist helps clinical teams verify safe, compliant operations across refrigerators, emergency kits, medication rooms, and carts. It covers temperature and access controls for medication fridges, double-locking of controlled drugs, removal of expired items, proper labeling and dating of opened medications, and separation of food from meds. The template also checks emergency kit seals and expiry, presence of posted item lists, room organization and temperature, secure access, storage by dosage form, and absence of personal items. Cart controls include locking, organization, labeling, receipt signatures, double-locking for Schedule II-V medications, and reconciling counts with audit sheets. General references like conversion charts and poison antidote information are included to support nursing best practices and patient safety.
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