Reference no: EM132941589

Management of Medication Question:

Each participant requiring medication is confident their provider administers, stores and monitors the effects of their medication and works to prevent errors or incidents

Quality Indicators:

To achieve this outcome, the following indicators should be demonstrated:

1.Records clearly identify the medication and dosage required by each participant, including all information required to correctly identify the participant and to safely administer the medication.

2.All workers responsible for administering medication understand the effects and side-effects of the medication and the steps to take in the event of an incident involving medication.

3.All medications are stored safely and securely, can be easily identified and differentiated, and are only accessed by appropriately trained workers.