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Patient And Family Education On Effective Use Of Medication

Patient And Family Education On Effective Use Of Medication

Posted on June 21, 2020August 20, 2020 by Healthcare InfoGuide

Prior to providing patient education, the patient medical record should be reviewed.

The patient should be counselled related to their overall pharmaceutical care including:

  1. Safe use of their medications
  2. Effective use of their medications
  3. Potential drug/drug interactions or drug/food interactions
  4. Herbal or botanical supplement use

 

  • Generally, verbal instructions are given to the patient
  • The patient should be asked to verbalize instructions relative to demonstrating their knowledge of the educational information.
  • Patients and/or families are supplied with printed material about medications to supplement educational efforts.
  • The Nursing, Pharmacy Department and the Dietetics will work together to educate patients and/or families about potential drug-nutrient interactions.
  • The Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee will maintain a list of potential drug-nutrient interactions which present significant risk to patients.
  • The patient and/or family will receive appropriate education about medications provided at discharge.
  • When it is anticipated that a patient will be discharged on a complex regime of drug therapy, education shall begin prior to discharge.
  • For complex therapy a program of self-medication teaching as part of discharge planning is advised:
  • Documentation of education about discharge medications will be recorded on the medical record.
  • Specific Situations that will require patient education can be (but are not all-inclusive):

 

  1. Drops: Specify which orifice (ear, eye, oral) and the number of drops to be given.
  2. Skin creams: Specify the area of skin on which application is required and the amount to be applied on a given occasion.
  3. Insulin and Insulin Syringes: Specify 40 Unit/ml or 100 Units/ml
  4. Pediatrics: dose — mg/kg/day in 3 divided doses is better written as — mg thrice-a-day factoring in the patient’s weight. Consultant/s or House Officers should avoid leaving that responsibility on the nurse/pharmacist.
  5. Emergencies: Write “STAT” next to the prescribed item

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