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Medication Support · Episode 6
Sign When You Give
Renee checks the medication records and finds tonight's doses already initialed at breakfast.
In this scene
Renee: Kevin, it's noon. Why are tonight's eight o'clock doses already initialed?
Kevin: I sign the whole day in the morning. Saves time later.
Renee: If something happens tonight, this record says Gloria got medicine she never had.
Watch the episode to see what happens next.
Questions to think about
- When do you sign the medication record?
- Can you sign for a coworker's med pass?
- A dose was refused. 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