Administration Check-list of Medicines Sample Clauses

Administration Check-list of Medicines. Before any medicinal product is administered the following must be checked: • The patient’s identity: - The person administering the medication must confirm the identity of the patient before administering the medication. In hospitals, confirmation is undertaken by checking the patient’s wrist band for name, date of birth, address and hospital number. - In some units, e.g. A & E and Psychiatry, wrist bands may not be used and in such circumstances therefore, other means of patient identification must be used to confirm the patient’s identity prior to administration. Details should be specified in a local policy. - In the case of paediatrics, the identity of the child should be confirmed with the accompanying adult prior to the application of an identity wrist band and then the wrist band checked prior to administering the medication. • That the patient is not sensitive or allergic to the medicinal product (in hospital patients with a known allergy should wear a red wrist band bearing the patients name, identification number and date of birth). • That the correct medicine has been selected against the prescription. • The expiry date of the medicine. • The suitability of the route of administration. • Any special instructions are being followed. • Whether any further information is required about the medicine or if detailed calculations need to be checked. If so the pharmacy department should be contacted. • The correct medicine must be given in the prescribed dose by the prescribed route and at the required time. • That the patient has taken the medication and that an appropriate record has been made on the prescription form. The prescription chart should be marked to indicate non-administration as per medication record guidelines. A Clinical Incident form should be completed for non-administration of a medication for more than one dose. • In the community, prior to administration of medicines the nurse or carer must confirm the patient’s identity. Reasons for non- administration of a drug must be fully documented in the patient’s notes and the GP informed. If there is any doubt about the legibility of the prescription or any other particulars such as the dose, route, mix of drugs or gases, allergies, time or frequency of administration, the person administering the medicinal product must contact the prescriber or responsible doctor/dentist, prior to administration.