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The directions below describe how to enter data when a student is given medication at school.
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'''The directions below describe how to enter data when a student is given medication at school. Before medication can be administered, it must be added to the [[Medication]] system by clicking the [[Add_New_Medication|Add New Medication]] button.'''
'''Note''':  Before medication can be administered, it must be added to the [[Medication]] system by clicking the [[Add new Medication]] button.  
 
  
===Getting Started===
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'''NOTE:''' In order to prevent a nurse from having the rights to perform "count adjustments" in the Health System, you must have the security person in your district adjust their permissions in [[User Management]]. A nurse must have RW to the Health System, RW to Medication Program, then the Action selection of "Count Adjustment". Finally, select the A Perm (action permission) of either Read Only, Insert, Insert/Update, or Insert/Update/Delete.
# In the left navigation panel, click on '''Health'''.
 
# In the '''Health''' group, under the '''Entry''' grouping, click '''Medication'''.
 
  
===Setup Options===
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==Menu Location==
# '''Year''': Select the school year.
 
# '''District''': This will default to the district's number based on the login of the user.
 
# '''School''': This will default to the school associated with the user. If the user is associated with multiple sites, other school sites can be selected.
 
# '''Show''': By default, the selection of '''Active Prescriptions''' is displayed, which filters out prescriptions no longer in effect.
 
#* To see all prescriptions, whether active or inactive, select '''All Prescriptions'''.
 
# Click the '''OK''' button to begin the Medication program.
 
# A list of students with current active medication prescriptions will be listed on the screen.
 
# Click on the name of the student who will be given medication.
 
# A gray menu box will appear.  Select '''Administer Medication'''.
 
  
===Administering Medication===
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'''Health > Entry > Medication'''
# A medication calendar will be displayed.  The current date will be shaded in blue.
 
# Details of the prescription will be found across the top of the calendar.
 
# Days with previous medicine administrations will be shaded in green.  A count in the green cell will indicate how many administrations were given on this day.
 
# Days with “'''X'''” indicate weekends.  Days with “'''H'''” indicate weekdays that are holidays.  The key below shows other abbreviations that may appear in the day cells.
 
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{| class="prettytable"
 
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'''A''':    Absent
 
 
 
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'''H''':  Holiday
 
 
 
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'''R''':  Refused
 
 
 
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'''CA''': Count Adjustment
 
 
 
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'''M''':  Missed Dose
 
 
 
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'''S''':  Self-Administered
 
 
 
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'''D''':  Early Dismissal
 
 
 
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'''MP''': Medication Pickup
 
 
 
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'''SD''': Staff Dispose
 
 
 
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'''DC''': Discontinued
 
 
 
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'''N''':    None Available
 
 
 
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'''W''':  Dose Withheld
 
 
 
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'''DI''':  EOY Dispose
 
 
 
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'''P''':  Parent Teacher Conference
 
 
 
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'''X''':  Weekend
 
 
 
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'''F''':  Field Trip
 
 
 
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'''PP''': Parent Pickup
 
 
 
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'''G''':  Guardian
 
 
 
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'''PU''': EOY Pickup
 
 
 
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|}
 
 
 
# Click in the date cell, then select '''Administer Medication'''.
 
# A medication administration box will come up.  Most of the time, the user simply clicks the '''OK''' button to enter the medication administration event.  However, the user can click in cells to edit information if needed.
 
#* '''Time''':  The default will register the current time, however the user can click to change the time medication was administered.
 
#* '''Status''':  The default is “''Administered''”, but the user can click the drop down arrow and seelct from other status indicators such as “''Absent''”.
 
#* '''Administered Quantity''':  The default quantity will be whatever the amount is indicated in the prescription details, but the user can click in the cell and enter a different amount if needed.
 
#* '''Note''':  The user can enter a text coment in this cell.
 
#* '''Add Consultation''':  Place a check mark here to have this medicine administration automatically create a [[Consultation]] record in the student’s [[Health_History|Health History]] information.
 
#* Click the '''OK''' button to store the medication administration event.
 
# The user will be returned to the calendar.  The cell will now be shaded green with a count shown in the cell.
 
# '''Prescription Details''':  To see details for a date in which medication was administered, click on a green cell on the calendar.  A small gray menu will appear.  Click on '''Prescription Details'''.
 
#* A window will appear in which details of the medication administration will appear.
 
# Undo Administer''': If a mistake was made, and the medication administration needs to be deleted, click on a the green cell of the date to be removed.  A small gray menu will appear.  Click '''Undo Administer'''. 
 
#* Another window will appear.  Click the red delete cell to remove the medicine administration event.
 
# '''To Administer Medication for the Next Student''':  Click the '''Close '''button in the lower left of the Administer Medication calendar screen.
 
# the user will be returned to the Medication screen listing students with prescriptions.  Click on the name of the next student to be given medication and repeat the steps above.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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[[Health|'''Health''' Main Page]]
 
:[[Medication|'''Medication''' Page]]
 

Latest revision as of 11:11, 31 July 2023

The directions below describe how to enter data when a student is given medication at school. Before medication can be administered, it must be added to the Medication system by clicking the Add New Medication button.

NOTE: In order to prevent a nurse from having the rights to perform "count adjustments" in the Health System, you must have the security person in your district adjust their permissions in User Management. A nurse must have RW to the Health System, RW to Medication Program, then the Action selection of "Count Adjustment". Finally, select the A Perm (action permission) of either Read Only, Insert, Insert/Update, or Insert/Update/Delete.

Menu Location

Health > Entry > Medication

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