Scusd Medication Administration Etraining Quiz

ALL school personnel should be able to administer medications to a student

ANY medication may be administered to a student with the written consent of a parent or guardian

A school must obtain a written note from a doctor or proper healthcare provider stating medication to be given, route, dose and frequency for an individual

Short-term use medications

Over-the Counter medications

Emergency medications

All of the above

Proper hand washing before and after giving medications

Using bare hands if medication has to be placed directly in a child’s mouth

Watch a child self- administer medication so that you do not have to touch the medication

Do NOT borrow medications from another individual

Do NOT give expired or discolored medications

Do NOT ask the child for his or her name

Do NOT return unused medications back into their container if already removed

Obtaining a written note from a parent or guardian AND a health care provider with a list of medication consented to be administered.

A written note regarding a list of medications to be administered only has to be obtained once throughout a child’s time in the school.

The written note containing a child’s list of medications should include the name of the child, medication to be taken, how much, what route, and at what time.

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