HEMET VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Report ID: RA9O11.01, California Department of Public Health

Reported Entity: HEMET VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER

Issue:

Based on interview and record review, the facility failed to ensure Patient A was afforded privacy when a nursing procedure was conducted. This failure may have resulted in the exposure of the patient's genitals to individuals passing in the hallway when the patient had her Foley Catheter (a tube which drains urine from the bladder) removed. Findings:A review of Patient A's record was conducted. Patient A was admitted to the facility on November 5, 2014, for a scheduled hysterectomy (removal of the uterus) due to uterine bleeding with subsequent anemia. Patient A had a Foley Catheter (thin sterile tube inserted into the bladder) inserted per physician's order on November 5, 2015. The Foley Catheter was discontinued per physician's order on November 7, 2014.An interview was conducted with Patient A on January 5, 2015, at 8 a.m. Patient A stated that while her Foley Catheter was being removed a nurse entered the room and her genital area was exposed while people were walking by in the hallway.Patient A was placed in three different hospital rooms during the course of her hospitalization. On November 7, 2015, the patient was in Room XXXXXXX. An observation of Room XXXXXXX was conducted on January 5, 2015, at 2 p.m., with the Director of Nurses. Room 438 was a private room. The room had a curtain rod affixed to the ceiling, but no curtains were observed hanging from them. The room was located on a busy corner of the medical surgical unit. The Director of Nurses agreed that if a Foley Catheter was being removed and the door to the room was open, the patient's privacy could be compromised.

Outcome:

Deficiency cited by the California Department of Public Health: Patients' Rights

Related Reports:

1 other violation reported on the same date. Note that other citations may be about the same event: RL3511.01