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Always use caution when giving medications. Give the exact amount prescribed at the prescribed time. If you do not know the child well, verify his or her name before giving the medicine. This is especially true in programs where one person, such as the director, administers all medications.
Always read the label on the medication at least three times. First read the label as you remove the medication from storage to be sure you have the right medication for the right child. Read it again as you dispense the medicine into the measuring device. Look at the label one last time before giving the medicine to double check it is the right amount of the right medicine for the right child.
Some child care programs have a designated staff person in charge of giving medications. That way there is less likelihood that someone will forget to give a needed medicine. You will also want to designate a backup person in charge of medications for days when the regular person is absent.
Remember, licensing requires that only staff who have been trained and oriented to your medication policies can give medications to children.
You may not mix medications in food unless you have written directions to do so from a health care provider with prescriptive authority.
You may not give the medication differently than the age and weight appropriate directions or the prescription directions on the medication label unless you have written directions from a health care provider with prescriptive authority before you give the medication.
If the medication label does not give the dosage directions for the child's age or weight, you must have written instructions from a health care provider with prescriptive authority in addition to the parent consent prior to giving the medication.
Non-prescription medication must be in the original manufacturer's container with a label. The label needs to indicate recommended dosages for different ages and how long to use the medication if symptoms continue.
Always read the label on the medication at least three times. First read the label as you remove the medication from storage to be sure you have the right medication for the right child. Read it again as you dispense the medicine into the measuring device. Look at the label one last time before giving the medicine to double check it is the right amount of the right medicine for the right child.
Some child care programs have a designated staff person in charge of giving medications. That way there is less likelihood that someone will forget to give a needed medicine. You will also want to designate a backup person in charge of medications for days when the regular person is absent.
Remember, licensing requires that only staff who have been trained and oriented to your medication policies can give medications to children.
You may not mix medications in food unless you have written directions to do so from a health care provider with prescriptive authority.
You may not give the medication differently than the age and weight appropriate directions or the prescription directions on the medication label unless you have written directions from a health care provider with prescriptive authority before you give the medication.
If the medication label does not give the dosage directions for the child's age or weight, you must have written instructions from a health care provider with prescriptive authority in addition to the parent consent prior to giving the medication.
Non-prescription medication must be in the original manufacturer's container with a label. The label needs to indicate recommended dosages for different ages and how long to use the medication if symptoms continue.
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