Reasons To Administer Eye Drops
1. Eye drops to be dispensed into the inside corner of the eye; this allows the medication to have maximum effect.
2. To Administer drugs means that you are responsible for the drugs.
3. To Assist means that the service user is responsible, but you can still assist them by doing things such as opening the medication bottle.
4. When you are administrating medication, you are responsible for every aspect of the job, from start to finish.
5. The care plan should say whether you assist or administer the medication.
6. NO medication is to be given to a service user without you being present, for example you cannot put medication in a pot and leave it for the service user to take when you are not in the room with them.
7. You don’t need
2. To Administer drugs means that you are responsible for the drugs.
3. To Assist means that the service user is responsible, but you can still assist them by doing things such as opening the medication bottle.
4. When you are administrating medication, you are responsible for every aspect of the job, from start to finish.
5. The care plan should say whether you assist or administer the medication.
6. NO medication is to be given to a service user without you being present, for example you cannot put medication in a pot and leave it for the service user to take when you are not in the room with them.
7. You don’t need