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