List five factors that the home care assistant must consider when supervising a client's self-administration of medication.
What will be an ideal response?
| · | Medicine must be taken at the correct time. |
| · | Follow directions for taking medication. |
| · | Check the expiration date of the medication. |
| · | Report to the supervisor if the client is taking over-the-counter medications in addition to prescription drugs. |
| · | Perform monitoring activities required for the medication, such as blood pressure or pulse. |
| · | Note how much medication is left in the container and follow directions for obtaining refills. |
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