legislation, protocols, finding). One short term medication (verbal administration and in some the administration sheet for and guidelines. order) has not been signed by the GP (previous cases, did not stay with the controlled drugs. finding). Three medication rounds were resident to observe safe observed. Medication charts evidence that ingestion; e) only one signature allergies or nil known allergies are recorded and was noted on controlled drug 30 days there is a photograph of the resident on each medication administration chart. signing sheets. Criterion 1.3.12.3 PA Low Medication education has been provided in Staff with medication Provide evidence that all staff January 2015. Medications are administered by administration responsibilities are who are responsible for Service providers registered nurses, enrolled nurses and senior overdue for competency medication management are responsible for care givers. Medication competencies for staff assessment. Competencies assessed as competent to do medicine are required to be reviewed annually, however, were last conducted in so on an annual basis. management are staff files reviewed evidence that this is now December 2013 and are due on competent to perform overdue. an annual basis. the function for each 90 days stage they manage. Criterion 1.3.12.5 PA Low Residents who are cognitively and physically One resident who self-medicates Ensure that all residents who able are supported to self-administer has not been assessed as self-medicate have been The facilitation of safe medications if they wish to do so. Currently, competent to do so, and reviews assessed as competent to do self-administration of is one rest home resident who self-administers by the RN and GP have not been so and that three monthly medicines by medications. All medications are stored conducted. reviews are conducted. consumers where securely. The resident has signed an appropriate. authorisation form accepting responsibility for managing medications. This form has also been 60 days signed by an RN and the GP. A competency assessment by the registered nurses, and subsequent three monthly reviews, have not taken place.
legislation, protocols, and guidelines. finding). One short term medication (verbal order) has not been signed by the GP (previous finding). Three medication rounds were observed. Medication charts evidence that allergies or nil known allergies are recorded and there is a photograph of the resident on each chart. administration and in some cases, did not stay with the resident to observe safe ingestion; e) only one signature was noted on controlled drug medication administration signing sheets. the administration sheet for controlled drugs. 30 days Criterion 1.3.12.3 Service providers responsible for medicine management are competent to perform the function for each stage they manage. PA Low Medication education has been provided in January 2015. Medications are administered by registered nurses, enrolled nurses and senior care givers. Medication competencies for staff are required to be reviewed annually, however, staff files reviewed evidence that this is now overdue. Staff with medication administration responsibilities are overdue for competency assessment. Competencies were last conducted in December 2013 and are due on an annual basis. Provide evidence that all staff who are responsible for medication management are assessed as competent to do so on an annual basis. 90 days Criterion 1.3.12.5 The facilitation of safe self-administration of medicines by consumers where appropriate. PA Low Residents who are cognitively and physically able are supported to self-administer medications if they wish to do so. Currently, is one rest home resident who self-administers medications. All medications are stored securely. The resident has signed an authorisation form accepting responsibility for managing medications. This form has also been signed by an RN and the GP. A competency assessment by the registered nurses, and subsequent three monthly reviews, have not taken place. One resident who self-medicates has not been assessed as competent to do so, and reviews by the RN and GP have not been conducted. Ensure that all residents who self-medicate have been assessed as competent to do so and that three monthly reviews are conducted. 60 days
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