Re: Med question....sort of/Liz

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

I kept your email and today when I was helping at the nurse's office at Glenkirk

I showed your email to the Dir of Nurses. She had this suggestion for the

Braille. To make a card that could be attached to the medication card -- now I

am guessing that the agency where your son lives uses the card that has a months

supply of meds that you punch out. For example if he has 4 cards for different

medications make a Braille card to attach to each medication card that could

possibly be done using a rubber band. By having the individual card of Braille

you are not changing the original medication card, thus not relabeling. The

information in Braille is an " instruction " card.

Our son's med cards come with the morning, evening and bedtime label in

different colors. I don't know if your son's vision would be able to see the

small label of color.

Good Luck.

Louise

>

> is on a " med program " at the facility he's at. Since the labels weren't

accessible (in Braille) I started labeling his med cards in Braille. (he can't

do the med program the way he's supposed to if his cards aren't accessible to

him.

>

> Now I'm told that the braille can't be put on the cards; that the pharmacy

would have to do it.....(the very reason I started brailling because the

pharmacy WASN'T doing it.

>

> I was told that it's considered relabeling if we do it.

>

> I was also told that they can't color code the cards & put the times on the

cards as to when the meds are given. A couple of the staff says it helps them,

it helps the residents who can't read & I know it's helped me.

>

> So. does anybody know if this is illegal to do any of the above? It's been

years since I've given meds like this & I know the rules change. (I do believe

the home has been doing the color coding for quite a while.)

>

> Thanks,

>

> Liz

>

> As for my son's snacks....I'm now dating them before I put them in the snack

box AND he had his bed sheet changed this week!!!

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Liz,

I kept your email and today when I was helping at the nurse's office at Glenkirk

I showed your email to the Dir of Nurses. She had this suggestion for the

Braille. To make a card that could be attached to the medication card -- now I

am guessing that the agency where your son lives uses the card that has a months

supply of meds that you punch out. For example if he has 4 cards for different

medications make a Braille card to attach to each medication card that could

possibly be done using a rubber band. By having the individual card of Braille

you are not changing the original medication card, thus not relabeling. The

information in Braille is an " instruction " card.

Our son's med cards come with the morning, evening and bedtime label in

different colors. I don't know if your son's vision would be able to see the

small label of color.

Good Luck.

Louise

>

> is on a " med program " at the facility he's at. Since the labels weren't

accessible (in Braille) I started labeling his med cards in Braille. (he can't

do the med program the way he's supposed to if his cards aren't accessible to

him.

>

> Now I'm told that the braille can't be put on the cards; that the pharmacy

would have to do it.....(the very reason I started brailling because the

pharmacy WASN'T doing it.

>

> I was told that it's considered relabeling if we do it.

>

> I was also told that they can't color code the cards & put the times on the

cards as to when the meds are given. A couple of the staff says it helps them,

it helps the residents who can't read & I know it's helped me.

>

> So. does anybody know if this is illegal to do any of the above? It's been

years since I've given meds like this & I know the rules change. (I do believe

the home has been doing the color coding for quite a while.)

>

> Thanks,

>

> Liz

>

> As for my son's snacks....I'm now dating them before I put them in the snack

box AND he had his bed sheet changed this week!!!

>