Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects
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What does PRN mean in relation to medication?
PRN means: must be given at night
PRN means: to be given as required
PRN means: must be given only when the when the GP asks
PRN means: to be given only in emergencies
On admission homes must:
Ask the resident what medicines they have been taking
Ask relatives what medication works best
Ask the pharmacist whether money can be saved
Ask the GP to review medication
The 6 ‘R’s of medication administration include:
Right medicine, right route, right now
Right medicine, right route, right to refuse
Right medicine, right route, right colour
Right medicine, right route, right staff
If a resident refuses medication I should:
Hide the medication in food
Tell the resident that they must take it
Respect their decision but try again later
Phone the GP
If a resident runs out of an important medicine I should:
Contact the GP or pharmacist
Record it as an error
Borrow medication from another resident and record that I have done so
Record it as a refusal
As a key worker a major responsibility for medication management is:
To watch residents carefully, making sure they do not steal from the trolley
To make sure residents managing medicine rounds follow legislation
To watch residents carefully in case they do not like the medicine’s taste
To watch residents carefully for possible side effects of medicines
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