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	<title>Professional Caregiver Blog &#187; Medications</title>
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		<title>Monitoring for Medication Side Effects</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2010 05:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 80% of assisted living residents require assistance with medications.  In addition to ensuring safe handling of medications and timely administration, it is also critical to monitor for side effects&#8211;which our residents are particularly susceptible to. There are hundreds of possible side effects, and everyone responds to medications differently, but here are some common side [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Peer to Peer Medication Audits</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:59:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not signing off on medication assistance records (MAR) is a significant liability, compliance, and care concern. Have all medication staff audit records from the previous shift.  The peer to peer accountability can be a great motivator.]]></description>
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		<title>Safeguard Your Narcotics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Monday we held our our 2010 Assisted Living Medication Summit, and we heard from several presenters and speakers of an increase in narcotic thefts in communities around the country. While we do not have any hard statistics to confirm this, it does remind us of the importance of safeguarding narcotics in your community. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: When Can a Caregiver Begin Medication Training?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:26:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Tuesday Tip this week is in reponse to a question regarding when a caregiver can begin assisting residents with medications.]]></description>
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		<title>Tuesday Tip: Crushing Medications for Hospice Residents</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:05:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tip is from a California Community Care Licensing (CCLD) policy response to the California Assisted Living Association (CALA) and California Hospice and Palliative Care Association (CHAPCA): Is an exception required for hospice resident medications to be crushed? Per CCLD: &#8220;No exception is necessary in order to crush a resident’s medication to enhance swallowing [...]]]></description>
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