DSP Training - Medication Management

Which choice below is the best source of information on the side effects of medication?

A medication information sheet from the pharmacy or a doctor

When the right dose of medication is taken, the individual receives the correct:

Amount of medication

If a medication error results in a life threatening situation, the DSP should:

Call 911 for assistance immediately

One good way to learn more about a prescription drug is to:

Get a copy of the medication information sheet from the pharmacist

Documenting self-administration of medication:

Increases medication safety and reduces risk of medication errors

A DSP may assist an individual with self-administration of a PRN medication, as long as:

It is ordered by a doctor for a specific condition, and meets all CCF requirements

Community Care Licensing regulations require that all drugs in the home must be:

Logged in a Centrally Stored Medication and Destruction Record

Over-the-counter medications are those that:

May be purchased in a store without a doctor's order, but in the CCL home, a physician's order is required.

A PRN medication:

Must be ordered by a doctor

Prescription medications are those that:

Must be ordered by a doctor, dentist or nurse practitioner or other licensed health care professional who is authorized to prescribe medication

Community Care Licensing regulations say that a DSP may only assist with self-administration of medications that have been prescribed by a doctor, dentist or a:

Nurse practitioner

Which is the "best practice" standard of medication management for the DSP?

Record every medication dose and every medication error

Which of these is one of the "Seven Rights" of Assisting with Self-Administration of Medication?

Right Time

If at any time you see that one of the Seven Rights does not match, you should:

Stop and get help from other DSP, your supervisor, the doctor or the pharmacist

When a medication error occurs:

The error must be reported to the Regional Center and Community Care Licensing as a Special Incident

When an individual's medication is discontinued:

The facility must follow the CCL regulations for medication destruction

Drug interactions can occur between:

Two or more drugs

When an individual's medication dosage has increased, the MAR must be:

Updated to record the change

The MAR must be updated:

Whenever a prescription is changed

Medication taken away from the care facility must be packaged:

With a label of the facility's name, address and phone number and the individual's name, name of medication and instructions