ARTICLE: Student Medical - System Setup
Student medical data can be setup and edited at anytime, for many students it may not be required.
Go To: People Management >> View Contacts >> Student Profile >> Medical Tab >> General Tab
- The General tab is the default tab when opening the Medical section
- The information on this page can be critically important to the emergency care of a student
- Enter the known information of the student, this can be updated or edited at any time
- Use the Toggles to switch on/off the Medic Alert and Epipen/Allerject features
- Enter any notes required to further explain information relevant to that student
- Save your changes
Details in the General Tab can be added, edited, or deleted at any time.
How to Assign Medical Conditions
Go To: People Management >> View Contacts >> Student Profile >> Medical Tab >> Conditions Tab
- Once on the Conditions page, the current list is presented
- These items are created and managed by your school
- Select or Deselect items as required
- Enter any relevant notes required
- Save your changes
Selections and information in the Conditions Tab can be changed or updated at any time.
How to Assign Medication
Go To: People Management >> View Contacts >> Student Profile >> Medical Tab >> Medications Tab
- Once in the Medications tab, you will first see the Prescription Medications section and the Green button 'New Prescription Medication'
- Here, any current or expired medications assigned to this student will appear
- A specific Expired medication listing can be updated and saved if re-prescribed
- Click the Expired item that is required to be re-prescribed
- If you wish to Delete this Expired item from the list, a red Rubbish Bin icon is available to delete this item and start again
- Then, please follow the details in the next section How to Add New Prescription Medication
- Column Headings for quick reference; Label, Manufacturer, Dosage, Frequency, Expiry
- The next section, Over the Counter Medications, lists the current items as created and managed by your school
- Column Headings for quick reference; Medication Label, UnitType and Amount and Allowed to be given
- The 'Allowed to be Given' column shows a check box for each listed OTC
- A Blue Tick indicates the Parent has Permitted that item to be administered
- For further assistance, please view the Parental Medication Approval section of this document
- Staff can manage this listing, however, please consult your administrator and refer to the operating protocols of your school
- Select or Deselect each item as required
- Then click the orange Save and Close button, to finish with that profile
Administrator - Please refer to your schools operating protocols regarding OTC medications
How to Add New Prescription Medication
- Click the Green 'New Prescription Medication' button
- The Medication Details section will appear in-page
- Click the Medication Name drop-down menu to select a pre-created medication item
- These items are created and managed by your school
- Please view the How to Create Medications section of this document for further assistance
- Once you have selected a Medication item, progress through the page to enter details
- Frequency, select Daily or Use pattern, each selection will directly affect the action field to the right
- Daily
- Click the drop-down menu to reveal the time slots
- To select more than one time slot, simply click on all required, they will appear in the menu bar as clicked
- Click a time slot again to deselect
- Once all required time slots have been selected, move onto the Medication Expiration Date section
- Use Pattern
- Click the Set Frequency drop-down menu to reveal the selector
- This will open the Frequency Selector Scheduler
- Click the Period selector to choose how many weeks
- Select or Deselect each field required
- Each individual Time and Day slot through the 24 hour period over the 7 day week is provided
- If multiple weeks are selected, each week will appear separately down the page, for full control
- All time slots must be entered individually, in each week
- Once complete and checked, click the green Set Frequency button
- Medication Expiration Date - enter the date as detailed on the packet
- Dosage Qty & Type - enter the information as detailed on the Prescription Packet
- Notes - Add any notes that are required to be displayed each time the medication is administered
- Once all is complete, click the green Save Medication button at the top
- A red Rubbish Bin icon is available to delete this item and start again
- Then click the orange Save and Close button, to finish with that profile
Detailed information regarding the Medication Module can be found here: Document / Webinar
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