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Not Now

Medication Support · Episode 2

Not Now

Eddie refuses his morning pills, and Kevin has an idea involving chocolate pudding.

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Key takeawayA refusal is a choicePeople have the right to refuse their medicine. Never hide medicine in food or drink unless there's a written order for it. Ask calmly why, and follow your agency's policy on offering again within the allowed time. Write down the refusal and the reason, and tell the nurse or supervisor. The reason often has a fix.

In this scene

Eddie: No. Not now. I don't want them.

Kevin: He won't take them. I'll just mix them into his pudding. He'll never know.

Nadia: No. Hiding medicine in food without a written order takes away his choice. He has the right to say no.

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Questions to think about

  • Eddie refuses his pills. You should:
  • Hiding medicine in food is allowed:
  • After a refusal you:

About this series

For direct support staff who help people with their medicine: the rights of medication, refusals, not pre-pouring, missed doses, medication errors, documenting, side effects, outings, locked storage and counts, and as-needed medicines. Follow your agency's medication policy, your nurse's instructions and your state's rules on who may give medication. See the whole series

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