Module 10 – Assisting with
Medications Assignment – Part I
General Directions:
A. Work in a small group as assigned by your instructor.
B. Assignment is out of 30 marks.
C. A minimum mark of 21 (70%) must be achieved to pass the test.
D. The assignment will count for 10% of your final mark in Module 10.
Note: At the instructor’s discretion Part II of this assignment may be administered as a
take-home assignment or in a lab-based, skill assessment setting.
Name: ____________________________________________________________
Date: _____________________________________________________________
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Requirement:
Answer the following questions:
1.
Using the acronym, “A.C.T.I.O.N,” identify and explain the sequence the tool recommends
you follow to address all medication problems? (6 marks)
2. For each situation below, answer the following questions:
a. In your own words, explain the main problem/challenge faced in this situation.
(2 marks for each situation)
b. What section in the “Medication Problem A.C.T.I.O.N. Plan” resource would you
turn to when addressing the situation? (1 mark for each situation)
c. What action would you take to assist your client? Record your answer for part “c”
as if you are documenting in the client’s record. (3 marks for each situation)
Situations:
1.
Your client has Parkinson’s disease. He tries to administer his own oral medication. His wife, who
usually helps him, is often not home for his afternoon dose because your visit is her respite time.
2.
Your client is 84 and has rheumatoid arthritis. Each week the RN distributes her medication for
each day in a docette. Today your client’s joints seem very inflamed and she asks you to open her
docette for her.
3.
According to the care plan for a new client, he is on an anti-inflammatory medication that has
been prescribed to be taken bid. When you try to remind him to take his medication, he refuses,
claiming he is fine.
4.
While reading the label on your client’s medication, you notice that the strength of the
medication is different from the care plan. Your client claims that his meds were changed over
the weekend after visiting the medical clinic.
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