You are a support worker working for a home care agency. You are allowed to assist with medications only if the client cannot physically open the medication packaging or has difficulty holding the pills. Today, one of your clients tells you she has a headache. You assist her to take OTC medication. How would you do so in a safe and hygienic manner? What rules must you follow when reporting and recording this procedure in the client’s chart? If you made a mistake with the medication, how do you correct the error?
You are a support worker working for a home care agency. You are allowed to assist with medications only if the client cannot physically open the medication packaging or has difficulty holding the pills. Today, one of your clients tells you she has a headache. You assist her to take OTC medication. How would you do so in a safe and hygienic manner? What rules must you follow when reporting and recording this procedure in the client’s chart? If you made a mistake with the medication, how do you correct the error?
Phlebotomy Essentials
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Chapter1: Phlebotomy: Past And Present And The Healthcare Setting
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You are a support worker working for a home care agency.
You are allowed to assist with medications only if the client
cannot physically open the medication packaging or has
difficulty holding the pills. Today, one of your clients tells
you she has a headache. You assist her to take OTC
medication. How would you do so in a safe and hygienic
manner?
What rules must you follow when reporting and recording
this procedure in the client’s chart?
If you made a mistake with the medication, how do you
correct the error?
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