ScenarioPlusby Waiver Academy

Scenarios › Medication Support › Episode 8

On the Go

Medication Support · Episode 8

On the Go

A picnic in the park, Eddie's noon medicine is due, and Kevin has it in his shirt pocket.

Watch this episode Get the app
Key takeawayMedicine on outingsWhen a dose is due away from home, take it in the original pharmacy package, never loose or in a bag, with a copy of the medication record, in a secure pouch that stays with you. Do the same checks as at home, give it on time and in private, and document it. Hand medicine over to another program only by your agency's process.

In this scene

Kevin: Eddie's noon pills are in my shirt pocket. Saves carrying the whole bag.

Nadia: Loose pills in a pocket can't be checked. Medicine travels in the pharmacy package, in a locked pouch.

Nadia: The original package, a copy of his record, water. Same checks as at home.

Watch the episode to see what happens next.

Questions to think about

  • On an outing, medicine travels:
  • What else do you bring?
  • Giving medicine in public, 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

More from Medication Support