Administration of Oral Medication
Administration of Enema
Procedure for Caregivers
|NAME OF MEDICATION(S): |DOSE: |FREQUENCY: |
|Report if: |
|PAIN, ITCHING, BURNING, CONTINUED CONSTIPATION |
|PROCEDURE |
|Always wash hands and put on gloves. |
|Review the 5 rights: right person, right medication, right time, right dosage, right route. |
|Ask the resident to lie down on his/her left side, with the right leg flexed. Place a pad beneath the resident to protect the bed.|
|Uncap the enema tip. If the tip is not pre-lubricated, then lubricate the tip up to 2 inches with a water-based lubricant. |
|Expose the anus. If the resident has hemorrhoids, carefully move them out of the way before inserting the tip of the enema. |
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|Insert tip slowly into the rectum. If you have difficulty, as the resident to breathe deeply and relax. |
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|Slowly administer the contents by rolling the tube as fluid is instilled. If the resident complains of fullness or pain, wait 30 |
|seconds and begin squeezing the tube again at a slower rate. |
|Ask the client to hold the contents in for at least 5 minutes. |
|Assist the resident to a sitting position and onto a bedpan, commode, or toilet. |
|Document medication administration in MAR. |
|Diagnosis/Condition(s): |
|Purpose of task: ( provide therapeutic medication ( treat constipation |
|Potential risks: ( pain; ( infection; ( other: |
|Delegating RN: |Date Delegation Plan written: |
|Resident Name: |Apt. # |
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