Assist Clients with Medication - Residential Aged Care - Nursing Assignment Help

Assignment Task :

Assist clients with medication

1. List 6 examples of legislation, regulations, codes of practice and or workplace policies that apply to medication management and administration in the health sector.

2. Why is it essential that the carer follows legislation about medication administration?

3. Outline the role & responsibilities of the following personnel in medication management & administration in a Residential Aged Care facility.

Registered and enrolled nurses
Personal Care workers

4.  List 3 factors that impact on the roles & responsibilities of the personnel involved in medication administration.
5. Give 3 examples of equipment that may be used for medical administration.
6. (a) give 4 examples of different forms of medication
(b) how will you handle, administer and store these medications?
7. Give 3 examples of infection prevention & control procedures that you will follow during delivery of medication to clients.
8. Name the levels & types of supervision required by the client for assistance with medications.
9. How will you communicate with the client to prepare for medication administration?
10. How will you check individual client medications? Give 3 examples.
11. Give 3 examples of changes in client condition the or circumstances in which medication should not proceed. What will you do about this?

13. What documentation requirement should be met prior to medication administration?

14.List the documentation that needs to be completed when giving medications and when medication administration is not completed.

18.Identify 2 reasons for errors in medication charts and the potential impact of these errors.

19. What will you do if a client refuses to take his oral medications due to discomfort related to Swallowing?