Medication Management, Drug Regimen Review, and Help with Self-Administration
Covers the medication profile, the drug regimen review in every comprehensive assessment and update, medication administration by Agency nurses only as ordered, the limited help aides may give with self-administered medications under Ohio rules, the written medication schedule every patient receives, adverse reactions and medication errors, the influenza and pneumococcal vaccine protocol, and teaching, safe storage and disposal in the home.
About this policy
- Policy number
- OH-HH-MED-01
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 42 CFR §484.55(c)(5)
- Library
- Ohio home health · 59 policies
- Category
- Clinical tasks
- Sections
- 20
In short
- Check every medicine in the home, including over-the-counter products and supplements, at the start of care.
- Report drug problems found in the drug regimen review to the practitioner the same day, or at once if urgent.
- Give the patient a written medication schedule and update it whenever a medicine changes.
- Aides never give medicines. They may only remind, hand, open and help a patient take his or her own.
- Report any medication error or reaction to the practitioner and the clinical manager, and complete an incident report.
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 (42 CFR §484.55(c)(5))
- 5. Medication Profile
- 6. Drug Regimen Review
- 7. Medication Administration by Agency Nurses
- 8. What Aides and Other Unlicensed Staff May Do
- 9. Written Medication Schedule for the Patient
- 10. Adverse Reactions and Medication Errors
- 11. Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines
- 12. Teaching, Storage, and Disposal
- 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 the drug regimen review for this patient and what you did about the problems it found.
- What written medication information did this patient receive?
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