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Medication Policy and Administration Training
Objectives
• Wasatch School District Policy
• Student Health Information - HCP
• State Law
• District Forms
• Medication Administration
Wasatch School District Policy
The Principal will:
Designate staff to administer medications
Insure proper maintenance of records
Legal Document/Cumulative file
Keep on file trained staff delegated to administer medications
Wasatch School District Policy
The Principal will:
Notify the School Nurse of medication administration needs
Arrange annual training
Audit 2x a year
Results will be given to:
School staff administering medications
School Principal
Student Service Director
Audit
Items not in compliance
• Two weeks to rectify problem
• Notify School Nurse when problem is rectified
• If parents are not in compliance the school may withdraw authorization (see section 3.3)
Medication Delegation
Trained unlicensed personnel can
administer:
• oral, inhalant
• eye and ear drops
• Gastrostomy
• Topical
• Epinephrine, glucagon, or insulin
Medication Delegation
UAP CANNOT Administer:
IV
Rectal
Intramuscular injections
subcutaneous injections
Excluding:
epi-pen
glucagon
insulin
Student Self Administration
Parents authorization
Student is responsible
Healthcare Providers signature
Self-Administration Forms
Misuse: Disciplinary action
District’s Safe School Policy
Student’s Preschool to Grade 4
•Cannot self administer medications
•Cannot carry a days dose of medication
•Except: inhalers, insulin and supplies, and epi-pens
Grade 5 to Grade 12
Students can carry and self administer a one day dose of a temporary prescription or OTC medication
•Excluding Narcotic Pain Medication
Narcotic Pain Medications
Will not be kept at school
Will not be administered by school personnel
Will not be allowed at school
Properly Labeled Medication
All medication, prescription and OTC medication, requires a pharmacy label on the original container
Properly Labeled Medication
Name of student, doctor, and pharmacy
Name of medication
Dosage
Time of day to be given
Method of administration (route)
Expiration date.
Wasatch School District Forms
Authorization of School Personnel to Administer Medication
Daily Medication Tracking Form
Wasatch School District Forms – State Law
Self Administration Forms
– Medication administration
• 53A-11-601
– Asthma: inhaler
• 53A-11-602
– Epinephrine: epi pen
• 53A-11-603 and 26-41 HB 101, 2008
Wasatch School District Forms – State Law
Self Administration Forms
– Diabetes: Insulin and supplies
• 53A-11-604
– Glucagon administration
• 53A-11-603
District Forms
Medication Error/Adverse Reaction Reporting Form
Medication Administration Training Form
Administration of Medication Checklist
Medication Disposal Form
Unused Medication
Notify parents
Pick up within two weeks
Requires two signatures
Record on daily tracking form
Unused Medication
School nurse will discard expired or unused medication
Requires School Nurse and UAP signature
Proper disposal – police station
Medication Administration Policies
• Who dispenses
• What medications can be given
• How to dispense
• Emergencies
• Manage / store medications.
Authorization Form
• Student information
• Name of medication
• Condition for which prescribed
• Dosage, route and time to administer
• Side effects
• Doctor’s phone number and signature.
Additional Information
• Date of the order and duration
• Parent / guardian signature and phone number
• Permission to contact doctor
• Special directions
Receiving Medications
• Parent or guardian delivers medications
• Pharmacy-labeled containers
• Over-the-counter medications
• Check the label.
Medication Preparation
• Log sheet
• Gather supplies
• Wash your hands
• Five Rights
• Ask if any side effects.
Administering Medications
• Oral
• Eye, ear, nose
• Patch
• Inhaler
• EpiPen®.
• Insulin or Glucagon
Recordkeeping
• Record dispensing
• Sign the log
• Call parent / guardian if student didn’t show
• New authorization form if medications change
• One form per medication
Quiz
1. All medication should be kept in a drawer that anyone can open in case of an emergency.
2. Your authorization form should include information about the dosage required, how to administer it and when it should be given.
3. OTC medication should arrive at the school in the original container and the amount of medication counted and recorded by the responsible person.
Quiz
4. The “Five Rights” for administering medications are: is this the right student, right medication, right dosage, right time and right route.
5. You should never embarrass a student by asking the child to open his or her mouth to prove the medicine has been swallowed.
6. Oral Medications should never be followed by water.
Quiz
7. If the child requires drops in both ears, wait a minute or two before doing the other ear and then put a cotton ball in the outer portion of the first ear before turning the head.
8. Symptoms of anaphylaxis include wheezing or shortness of breath, swelling of the lips, tongue or area around the eyes, and hives or general itching and tingling.
Quiz
9. After using the EpiPen, check the black tip to see if the needle is showing, which means the medication was injected correctly.
10.Glucagon can cause a child to vomit so place the student on his or her side immediately afterwards to avoid choking.