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> Subject: Re: medical care of PD patients > From: Mary Ann Ryan <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:01:12 -0400 > No it would not necessarily stop the education but it probably is not good > practice or legal. Records must be kept for each medication and the time > it is given. I think that we could be responsible for getting the exact > time for a single dose and telling the nurse when she came into the room Charlie, that's exactly what we do. I forgot to mention that all meds taken by the patient must be recorded - and it is the nurse's responsibility to remind the patient that their meds are due at a specified time and to ask if the med was taken. > but I think there would be too much fear of liability if more than one med > was given to take and something happened if the patient misdosed themselves. Once again, it is important to determine whether the patient is capable of taking their own meds. Since folks take meds at home on their own, the liability rests with whether the staff has determined sufficiently if the patient's condition has changed to the extent that they are no longer alert enough to follow a medication regimen. ----- God bless Mary Ann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn