Comments on: California: Who Can Administer Medications to a Resident on Hospice? http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=administer-medications-resident-hospice Professional Caregiver - A Care and Compliance Group Blog for Assisted Living and Residential Care Professionals Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:03:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anitra Gibbs http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2071 Anitra Gibbs Fri, 16 Sep 2011 00:25:14 +0000 http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/?p=761#comment-2071 Does this mean that in our dementia care unit we are allowed to have prn orders and as a LVN I can determine when it is appropriate to administer a prn medication? or does a doctor have to be consulted first? If prn's are allowed in dementia care, can med-techs call the doctor and get the ok to administer a prn meds? Does this mean that in our dementia care unit we are allowed to have prn orders and as a LVN I can determine when it is appropriate to administer a prn medication? or does a doctor have to be consulted first?
If prn’s are allowed in dementia care, can med-techs call the doctor and get the ok to administer a prn meds?

]]> By: Josh Allen, RN http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2042 Josh Allen, RN Wed, 07 Sep 2011 14:39:50 +0000 http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/?p=761#comment-2042 Jessie... here is a more thorough response to your question: http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/assisting-prn-medications_09-06-2011/ Jessie… here is a more thorough response to your question:

http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/assisting-prn-medications_09-06-2011/

]]> By: jessie http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-2002 jessie Thu, 25 Aug 2011 22:47:42 +0000 http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/?p=761#comment-2002 is contacting or notifying the physician needed everytime to dispense prn morphine under the tongue even though there is a discharge order from the doctor? is contacting or notifying the physician needed everytime to dispense prn morphine under the tongue even though there is a discharge order from the doctor?

]]> By: taryn boisvert http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administer-medications-resident-hospice_01-26-2010/comment-page-1/#comment-875 taryn boisvert Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:49:42 +0000 http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/?p=761#comment-875 -please clarify..specifically regarding hospice patients- can the RCFE medical technician administer meds to the self-administering hospice patient? Is there a difference in any of the rules/regs for a hospice patient at RCFE? -please clarify..specifically regarding hospice patients- can the RCFE medical technician administer meds to the self-administering hospice patient?
Is there a difference in any of the rules/regs for a hospice patient at RCFE?

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