Question

Liquid Medication :

You are assisting the RN with medications in an Alzheimers residential unit. The RN has just given a resident liquid medication. The resident spits the medication all over the floor.

Document your actions.

Answer 1

When I was appointed as an assistant to RN in an Alzheimer's unit, I given liquid medication to the resident.

But the resident has spit out the medication though it's my responsibility to make the resident take his drug.

So I made him to relax and after some time again I offered the medication.,but still he is refusing.

So this time I made him to speak out freely and slowly asked him the reason for refusal.So after speaking to him I found that he is not interested in taking medication and simply refusing.

As this patient is Alzheimer's disease I thought that this is more important to inform the RN to whom I am assisting and informed her.

I documented all the incident as there should not be any problem arousing for not taking medication.

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