Activity Work with your trainer to find the following numbers on a medication box. Number of tablets Batch number Expiry date Dosage Age Temperature Pregnancy Barcode Activity Work with your trainer to find the following numbers on a MAR. Page of … … Date of Dose Frequency Time Days (1–31) Commencement Date Cease Date Read When administering medication we need to check quite a few dates: Expiry date the medication should not be used after this date – Date of birth the person’s date of birth is written on the MAR, – Secure Dose Administration Aid (SDAA), among other relevant charts and documents Date the medication was opened Date the medication was started when the person started taking – the medication
Activity Work with your trainer to find the following numbers on a medication box. Number of tablets Batch number Expiry date Dosage Age Temperature Pregnancy Barcode Activity Work with your trainer to find the following numbers on a MAR. Page … of … Date of Dose Frequency Time Days (1–31) Commencement Date Cease Date Read When administering medication we need to check quite a few dates: Expiry date – the medication should not be used after this date Date of birth – the person’s date of birth is written on the MAR, Secure Dose Administration Aid (SDAA), among other relevant charts and documents Date the medication was opened Date the medication was started – when the person started taking the medication