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Medication logs (med logs) are an important part of documenting medication administration in a group home. It is also a legal document that can be used to verify medications were given correctly.
The top of a medication log should have the following:
- group home residents name
- a place to fill in the month and year
- known allergies
The next section should have a place to fill in the following information:
- group home support staff’s name & initials
- name of medication
- time medication is given
- quantity of medication
- milligrams per dose
- total milligrams that will be given
- route (oral, topical, feeding tube)
- Special instructions (take with meals, one hour before eating)
The following section should have the following for each administration of medication:
- a place to list the medication
- days of the month
- staff initials who administered medication
It is often helpful to have a separate sheet of paper for each time medications are give. Bedtime and evening medications can often be on the same sheet. Having separate colors that are uniform to the time (7a-yellow, noon blue, etc.) will reduce med errors due to the wrong medication or dose given at the wrong time.
Group Home service providers will require medication administration training before a group home support staff will be able to administer medications.
This is a sample of what a two sided med log may look like-Group Home Medication Log. Front and back should be printed on one sheet of paper to keep accurate records.
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Medication abbreviation can be a challenge to interpret for anybody. It can be helpful for group home support staff to have list of abbreviation when they are responsible for administering medication.
Here is a list of the most common medication abbreviations in alphabetical order:
A.C., ac-before meals
BID, bid-twice a day
Cap.-Capsule
cc-cubic centimeters
DC, dc-discontinue
elix-elixir
HS, hs-hour of sleep
H, hr-hour
IU-international unit
Kg, kg-kilogram
mg-milligram
noc, noct-night
NPO-nothing by mouth
O.D.-right ey
O.S.-left eye
os-mouth
O.U.-each eye
P-pulse
P.C., pc-after food or meals
po-by mouth (per os)
prn-as necessary
q-every
qd-every day
qh-every hour
q2h-every 2 hours
q3h-every three hours
QID, qid-four times a day
Rx-treatment, therapy, prescription
STAT, stat-immediately
syr-syrup
tab-tablet
TIC, tid-three times a day
Tr, tinc-tincture
ung-urgent
Printable version of Medication Abbreviations
This can be put in a med log for reference.
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