Section 325.20903. Medications; administration.

(1) Medications shall be administered only by medical or nursing personnel in accordance with the written or verbal order of the attending physician.

(2)    A dose of medication administered shall be properly recorded in the patient's clinical record and, when applicable, in special records for controlled substances as required by law. Abbreviations used in recording medication orders and administration shall be  standardized  in  the  home according to a written source document.

(3)   A medication shall be listed on an approved medication card or its equivalent and shall be checked against the physician's orders before being administered.

(4)    A medication prescribed for a patient shall not be administered to another patient.

(5)    A medication prescribed for a patient shall be administered promptly after the appropriate dose is prepared for administration.

(6)       Self-administration of  medication   by  a  patient  shall   not  be permitted, except when special circumstances exist and when supported by a physician's written order and justification.

(7)     An unused portion of a previously prepared medication  dose   not administered to a patient shall not be returned to its original container, but shall be disposed of appropriately.

History: 1981 AACS.