Demonstration should include
- receiving written and verbal medication orders
- following guidelines for receiving telephone orders, according to the VBOP, DSS, and facility policy
- preventing order misinterpretation; contacting HCP when in doubt
- transcribing orders onto the MAR
- following facility protocol for transcribing and for discontinuing a medication.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What is recommended if an MA must take a telephone or verbal order?
- Under what circumstances could an MA take an order for a new medication?