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Manual: Home Infusion Therapy Policy and Procedure Manual (Ver 4) Department: INFUSION THERAPY SERVICES External Reference: (JC MM.5.10, NPSG 8A, CHAP TII.2b, TII.6a)
This customizable document, Medication Profile, is taken from MCN Healthcare’s Home Infusion Therapy Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry’s leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools. Health care organizations around the world utilize MCN’s compliant ready templates and workflow process tools to help them meet the latest changes in regulations and standards. Here is some sample content from Medication Profile:
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The client's medication profile/medication reconciliation form is documented in the home care record, and is used to evaluate the client's current medication regimen.
PROCEDURE:
The pharmacist and/or nurse will complete the medication profile during admission of a client.
The medication profile will include:
All current prescription medications, oral and injectable, including medications used for flushing catheters i.e., heparin, normal saline
Non-prescription medications and home remedies the client is taking or takes PRN
The medication name, route, indication and dosage
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| | ...will be updated and reviewed on a monthly basis. Information for the update may be obtained from the client or from the home care nurse, physician or medical record.
Growth hormone therapy clients will have their medication profiles updated at least every three 3 months.
The discontinue date will be written on the report and the discontinued medication will be crossed out or highlighted.
Medications wherein route, frequency and/or dose is changed will be treated as discontinued and... |
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