Medication Management, Drug Regimen Review, and Medication Limits for Aides

Sets out how the Agency manages each patient’s medications: a complete medication profile with allergies given prominence in the record; a drug regimen review for every patient; medications given by nurses only on a signed or properly recorded order, as prescribed, and recorded as administered; aides who assist only with medications ordinarily self-administered and never administer medications of any kind; vaccines given only under a policy developed with a physician or allowed practitioner after screening for contraindications; patient teaching and a written medication schedule; and how medication errors, adverse reactions, controlled substances, and disposal are handled.