March 2017

Medication Management

Comprehensive review of the Medication Management procedure including guides linked to the new medication competencies, new Slips, Trips & Falls procedure.

Slips trips and falls

New procedure to assist to minimise the risk of injury related to slips, trips and falls

Includes:

Responsibilities
Slip, trips and falls explain
Identify risks
Assess & eliminate or control risk
Review

Procedure: $25 (ex. GST)

Medication Management

• A comprehensive review of the Medication Management procedure has been completed and new Guides developed for safe medication management and safe medication administration. The Guides are intended to be resources for assisting with the learning and assessment of the new medication competencies

Medication Management
Document	Description of content	$ excl. gst
Medication Management procedure Note: this procedure is based on national & Vic legislative requirements. If you are in another state you should check the relevant requirements.	Medication management Medication system Medication administration Resident admission & assessment Over the counter/ complementary medicines Monitoring therapeutic levels Care plan review and evaluation	$30.00
Medication Assessment Form	Current Medications including over the counter and complementary medication Allergies and Adverse Drug Reactions Monitoring Therapeutic Level Health Monitoring e.g. biochemistry Level of Assessed Assistance Required	$25.00
Self-Administration Medication Assessment Form	The assessment is completed based on the type of medicine/s that the resident would like to administer e.g. Creams/ Ointments Drops Inhaler/sprays Injections Nebuliser Oral mixtures/sachets Oral tablets Patches Sublingual tablets Suppositories Vaginal cream / Pessaries	$25.00
Medication Self–Administration Monitoring Chart	This chart is used to record the monitoring by staff of how safely the resident is managing to store and to self-administer medications The charting could be used to provide continuous support for a resident or for a period of time to assess the resident’s ability to continue self-administration	$15.00
Nurse Initiated Medications	List of medicines authorized by the MAC for RN initiation Includes the capacity for GP to approve for their residents	$15.00
Medication Refrigerator Record	Form for recording daily Medication Refrigerator Temperatures	$10.00
Medication Fridge Thermometer Calibration Record	Form for recording 6 monthly Medication Refrigerator Thermometer Calibration	$10.00
Anticoagulant Monitoring Chart	Form for INR monitoring	$20.00
Medication Chart Missing Signature Daily Audit Sheet	Form that enables the results of daily audit of missing signatures to be recorded	$20.00
Medication Management Guide	Medication Management Responsibilities Delegation & Supervision Nurse Initiated Medication Quality Use of Medicines (QUM)	$25.00
Medication System Guide	Pharmacy Service Resources Medication System Medication Charts Phone / Fax Orders Changes to Orders Standing Orders Ordering & Delivery of Medicines Storage of Medicines Controlled Drugs (S8) Checking of Drugs of Dependence (DDs) Lost or Stolen Poisons or Discrepancies in Records Disposal of medicines Outings & Social Leave Drug Recall Incident Reporting	$40.00
Safe Medication Administration Guide	Staff Responsibility The 6 Rights (6 Rs) Basic Drug Calculations Medication Administration Times Planning to administer medicines Maintain Health and Safety – general As required medicines (prn) Administer medications – general Problem Solving Record of Administration Drug Discontinuation Adverse Drug Reactions (ADR) Incident Reporting	$40.00
Oral Medication Administration Guide	Forms of Oral Medicines Equipment Health and Safety Considerations Altering Oral Medicine Form Check Medicines Before Administering Administer Oral Medicines Problem Solving Nitrolingual Pumpspray	$25.00
Topical Medication Administration Guide	Forms of Topical Medicines Equipment Health and Safety Considerations Check Medicines Before Administering Instil Eye Drops & Ointment Instil Ear Drops & Ointment Instil Nasal Drops & Ointment Skin Applications Transdermal Patches Instil Rectal and Vaginal Medicines	$35.00
Respiratory Medication Administration Guide	Forms of Respiratory Medicines Equipment Health and Safety Considerations Check Medicines Before Administering Nasal spray Turbuhaler Metered Dose Inhalers Nebuliser Care of Equipment	$25.00
Insulin Medication Administration Guide	Insulin & Devices Equipment Health and Safety Considerations Check Medicines Before Administering Prepare Insulin Administer Insulin Hypokit	$25.00
Enteral Medication Administration Guide	Enteral Medicines Equipment Health and Safety Considerations Check Medicines Before Administering Prepare Medicine/s Check Tube Placement & Patency Blocked Tube Administer Medicines Documentation	$25.00
Cytotoxic Medicines Guide	What are Cytotoxic Medicines? Work Health & Safety Responsibilities Risk Management Approach Training Oral & Topical Cytotoxic Medicines Cytotoxic Waste Cleaning & Laundry Spills Management Accidental exposure Incident Reporting	$30.00
Total pack:		$440

March 2017

Medication Management

Comprehensive review of the Medication Management procedure including guides linked to the new medication competencies, new Slips, Trips & Falls procedure.

Slips trips and falls

Medication Management

Written by Heather McPhee