Haw. Code R. § 11-95-27 - Pharmaceutical service
(a) Medicines shall
not be administered to patients unless ordered by a physician. The orders shall
be in writing or, if given orally, shall be promptly reduced to writing and
signed by the physician prior to discharge of the patient.
(b) Medicines maintained in the facility
shall be appropriately stored and safeguarded against access by unauthorized
persons. Appropriate records shall be kept of the disposition of all
medications.
(c) If medications are
dispensed by the facility, the dispensing shall be under the supervision of a
pharmacist who shall be employed either full time or part time as deemed
appropriate by the director.
(d)
Each facility shall maintain reference sources for identifying and describing
medications.
(e) Medicine shall be
administered only by a licensed nurse or physician.
(f) Blood, blood products, and parenteral
solutions shall be administered only by physicians, or registered
nurses.
(g) Adverse drug reactions
shall be reported immediately to the physician responsible for the patient and
this report shall be documented in the medical record.
Notes
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