§ 76876. Nursing Services--Administration of Medications and Treatments.
22 CA ADC § 76876Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
22 CCR § 76876
§ 76876. Nursing Services--Administration of Medications and Treatments.
(b) Medications and treatments shall be administered as prescribed and shall be recorded in the unit client record. The name, title of the person administering the medication or treatment, the date, time and dosage of the medication administered shall be recorded. Initials may be used provided the signature of the person administering the medication or treatment is recorded on the medication or treatment record.
(1) Direct care staff, who are so designated by the facility registered nurse, may administer medications, except injections, provided the individual has successfully completed a program in medication administration either through a college system or through the facility medication training program taught by the facility registered nurse and/or consultant pharmacist. The medication training program shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(h) Medication errors and adverse drug reactions shall be recorded and reported immediately to the practitioner who ordered the drug or another practitioner responsible for the medical care of the client. Minor adverse reactions which are identified in the literature accompanying the product as a usual or common side effect, need not be reported to the practitioner immediately, but in all cases shall be recorded in the client's record. Medication errors include, but are not limited to, the failure to administer a drug ordered by a prescriber within one (1) hour of the time prescribed, administration of any drugs other than that prescribed, or the administration of a dose not prescribed.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 208.4 and 1267.7, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
History
1. Certificate of Compliance including amendment of subsection (f)(1)(C) filed by the Department of Health Services with the Secretary of State on 11-28-84. Submitted to OAL for printing only pursuant to Government Code Section 11343.8 (Register 85, No. 25).
This database is current through 5/10/24 Register 2024, No. 19.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 76876, 22 CA ADC § 76876
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