Helping Belton ISD Students Succeed What BISD Staff Need to Know About:

1. Helping Belton ISD Students Succeed What BISD Staff Need to Know About: Oral Medication Belton ISD Health Services 2012-2013 Medication Administration

2. Oral Medication • Pour prescribed dose into medication cup without touching the pill/tablet/capsule • If student is to receive part of a pill (1/2, etc), be sure parent or pharmacist cuts the pill if a school nurse is not available • If liquid, shake according to label instructions and use standard measuring device • Pour at eye level from side of bottle opposite the label, measuring dosage at the correct line • Give with a full glass of water unless otherwise indicated Medication Administration

3. What to do if… • Student refuses: document and report to nurse, parent, and/or principal • Student vomits after medication administration: Record time and whether medication was in vomit. Report to nurse, parent, and/or principal • Student can’t swallow: sit in upright position, give one med at a time, give adequate water, place medication on back of tongue, give med slowly. Watch for choking. Give with other food or crushed if directed by physician or pharmacist Medication Administration