Medication Management, Drug Regimen Review, and Vaccines
Sets out how Agency nurses and therapists check every medicine a patient may be taking and promptly report problems to the physician, as Georgia requires; how medications are given only as ordered; what aides may do to assist with medications ordinarily self-administered; how adverse reactions and errors are handled; the written medication schedule for the patient; and the conditions for giving influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.
About this policy
- Policy number
- GA-HH-MED-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.09(c)
- Library
- Georgia home health · 56 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 20
In short
- Check every medicine the patient may be taking, including over-the-counter and herbal products, and report any problem to the physician promptly.
- Give medications only as the physician ordered, from the patient’s own containers.
- Aides may only help with medications the patient normally takes by himself or herself. Aides never choose a dose or give injections.
- If a patient has a serious reaction, call 911 first, then the office.
- Never take, move, or throw away a patient’s medications.
What's inside
20 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.09(c))
- 5. Medication Profile
- 6. Drug Regimen Review
- 7. Medication Administration by Agency Nurses
- 8. What Home Health Aides May Do
- 9. Adverse Reactions and Medication Errors
- 10. Written Medication Schedule for the Patient
- 11. Teaching, Storage, and Disposal
- 12. Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
- 13. Responsibilities
- 14. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 15. Staff Training
- 16. References
- 17. Related Policies and Forms
- 18. Approval
- 19. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me this patient’s medication profile. When was the drug regimen last reviewed, and what problems were found?
- When you found a possible interaction, how and when did you tell the physician?
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