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?

Comprehensive Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies (MindTap Course List)

6th Edition

ISBN:9781305964792

Author:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Publisher:Wilburta Q. Lindh, Carol D. Tamparo, Barbara M. Dahl, Julie Morris, Cindy Correa

Chapter44: The Medical Assistant As Clinic Manager

Section: Chapter Questions

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