Demonstrate how to prepare and dispense medications that a client will administer at home.

Demonstration should include

• commonly used terminology and abbreviations
• ways to rewrite prescription instructions in layman’s terms
• items required on a medication label to be sent home with a client
• available prescription packaging (e.g., child-proof containers, tubes, bottles)
• methods for ensuring accurate drug and concentration identification
• methods for accurately dispensing medications (e.g., pill counting tray)
• importance of client education when dispensing medications for client to administer at home.

Process/Skill Questions:

• Why are clear, written instructions for medication administration essential for clients who will be administering medications at home?
• Why should jargon and abbreviations be avoided in such instructions?
• How and when might the client need instruction?
• How can a client be sure a pet swallows a pill?

Teacher Resource: 

• Virginia Veterinary Science Rules – Prescription Filling, FFA (https://www.vaffa.org/docs/Virginia%20Veterinary%20%20Science%20Rules_03596.pdf Links to an external site.)