Drug therapies Symptoms are Requires the Requires and medication: managed administration of administration and symptom control* effectively and medication (by a monitoring of without any registered nurse, medication regime problems, and carer or care worker) by a registered medication is not due to: nurse, carer or care resulting in any worker specifically non-concordance – unmanageable trained for this task or non-compliance, side-effects. because there are or risks associated OR type of medication with the potential – Requires (for example insulin); fluctuation of the or medical condition of and/or or mental state, or route of medication – prompting with risks regarding the (for example PEG). medication but effectiveness of the OR shows medication or the compliance with potential nature or Moderate pain which medication severity of follows a predictable regime. However, pattern; or other with such symptoms which are OR monitoring the having a moderate Mild pain that is condition is usually effect on other predictable and/or non-problematic to domains or on the is associated with manage. provision of care. certain activities OR of daily living; pain and other symptoms do not have an impact on the provision of care.
Drug therapies and medication: symptom control* Symptoms are managed effectively and without any problems, and medication is not resulting in any unmanageable side-effects. OR Requires of and/or prompting with medication but shows compliance with medication regime. OR Mild pain that is predictable and/or is associated with certain activities of daily living; pain and other symptoms do not have an impact on the provision of care. Requires the administration of medication (by a registered nurse, carer or care worker) due to: – non-concordance or non-compliance, or – type of medication (for example insulin); or – route of medication (for example PEG). OR Moderate pain which follows a predictable pattern; or other symptoms which are having a moderate effect on other domains or on the provision of care. Requires administration and monitoring of medication regime by a registered nurse, carer or care worker specifically trained for this task because there are risks associated with the potential fluctuation of the medical condition or mental state, or risks regarding the effectiveness of the medication or the potential nature or severity of However, with such monitoring the condition is usually non-problematic to manage. OR
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