ARTICLE: How to Administer PMO Medication

ARTICLE: How to Administer Prescription (PMO) Medication


A prescribed medication, once added to your Reach portal and setup in the students profile, can it then be administered via the medication Dispensary.

Prescribed Medications Only (PMO)
These are medical products that are prescribed by doctors or nurses, and the prescription paperwork is required to acquire these medicines from a pharmacist. 

How to Administer a PMO Medication

Only staff who have MED_ADMINISTER switched on in their permissions profile have permission to administer medications. They must also have permission in their personal>medical>dispensary profile to administer prescription medications.

See here for details on how to provide staff with permission to administer prescription medications.
 

Click on the Heart Icon and the Medication Module Dashboard will open in a new tab
  1. Click on the student requiring medication from the Scheduled table
    1. If required, use the search features to select a specific student
      1. or scroll down the listing
    2. Once selected, click on that line item, this will open the PMO Administering dialogue
    3. Check you have the correct student - if not, click the X to close the window
  2. All important information and notes are provided in the PMO Administering dialogue window
    1. A brief Medication History is also provided under the profile photo
      1. This remains blank if there is not administering history to display
  3. Follow the information provided in this window to administer the medication
  4. Check you have the correct student, their name and profile photo are provided
  5. Check you have the correct medication and dosage
  6. Check the scheduled time 
  7. Follow the Notes section as required
  8. The staff name is automatically listed, this is acquired from your login and is historically reported
  9. Enter the Dosage amount and Type as detailed in the medication window
  10. Enter any Notes that may detail this action for the record
    1. In the example below, you can see Notes have been entered to reflect this staff member has ensured the directional notes have been followed, Miss Biggs consumed her medication capsules with food, and her temperature was checked, as was her general wellbeing and overall health
  11. Once all is checked and complete, click the Green Dispense button 

When a PMO medication is administered, it will move from the Scheduled table, down to the 
Administered 
table, on the Dashboard.
 
Under the Notifications column header, a blue P icon will appear to reflect this line item is a PMO medication.




Detailed information regarding the Medication Module can be found here: Document / Webinar



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