Slide Presentation of the 2007 Annual Meeting of AHRQ

Define the role of everyone within EPITOME

Role of the Nurse/Nursing Unit

• Give patients a medication education folder upon admission
• Print Medication Education leaflets with each new medication and give them to the patient
• Educate every patient on their medications at each medication administration
  • Review the following throughout the hospital admission utilizing the health behavior change model:
    • Medication name and indication
    • How to take it (number of times per day)
    • Any special administration instructions (take with food)
    • Common side effects
• Document Medication Education every day