medication course

[grandmacath]

can anyone help with this ?
in seeking clients consent where client medication is concerned ,the carer needs to have precise knowledge of the three items listed below explain what information your client may require for each,
1/ the nature of the medicine
2/ what it is given for
3/ how it is to be given
also identify three other questions a client may ask
many thanks

[RATTER15]

Why have you posted the same question twice in one day, it has been answered further down this page or here: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Body-and-Soul/Q uestion349136.html

[bednobs]

blimey, i hope we'll all be getting a certificate at the end!

Anyway 1) they may need to know whether its a liqid or tablet. They may need to know whether they swallow it, put it under the tongue, use it a s a suppository, or pessary or inhale it.
2) probably if you are doing nvq you wont be expected to have an in depth knowledge of the biochemistry, but i would at least expect you to let the clients know "these are your painkillers" or "these are your heart medications"

[~max~]

Good lord...you obviously haven't done it before, have you? Those are pretty common sense questions, I think.
Now, what the client may ask, at random:
How many times a day (but you should have told them that already, anyway)
Any side effects to be expected?
Is it going to make me drowsy, ie: better to take it at night or in the morning?
Can it interfere with any other medication I'm on (eg: the pill)?
Can it be taken whilst pregnant?
Effects of drinking alcohol?

Hope this helps....

[Katie~77]

Cath, is the the Q I answered in your last post??? I think you may need to step away from the book now!!!lol.x

[Katie~77]

"Is that the Q" even! Tut.x

[grandmacath]

thank you katie you have answered my question ,i'v only got about 2 left to do bye for now