Assisting with medication Quiz 2

When confirming the client's identity, which right of medication administration is being checked?

• Right Client

• Right Medication

• Right Date and Time

• Right Route

When using a medication aid

• If it doesn't have the correct number of tablets, just borrow one from someone else

• Dispatch the medication from the device into your hand

• Check all of the medication has been dispatched from the device

• After use, give it back to the client to keep it safe

Match the abbreviation for time with the meaning

• bd

• Morning

• tds

• When required

• nocte

• Twice a day

• prn

• Three times a day

• mane

• Night

When following the instructions on how the medication is to be used, which Right is being checked?

• Right Client

• Right Medication

• Right Date and Time

• Right Route

When should the documentation be completed

• After the medication has been taken

• At the beginning of your shift, while you have the time

• While you are planning your shift, it is best to do all of the documentation at one time

• The event only needs to be documented if the client refuses

Reorder the actions to take if the client refuses to take their medication

• Contact the line manager or coordinator for advice

• Wait 15 minutes and ask again

• Explain what the medication is for and the consequence of not taking it

• Observe client for any changes in health or behavior that may be a result of the medication being missed

• Ask the client why they refuse