Forgetting to give med?

[Atlnurstudt]

Hi,

I'm a RN mom in GA (SAHM right now). I have an 8 year old little girl who and has ADHD & Aspergers. She takes Adderall at school around lunch time (I wrote down to give it at 11:45). It has to be taken at school. Today she came home and said she never took it.

So, I know most 3rd graders could take on the responsibility to go take it on the way to lunch, etc., without the classroom teacher getting involved, but due to her disabilities, this isn't realistic for her. I'm not really sure if I should say anything to the nurse (they do have a RN on staff at the school in her own clinic everyday during school hours), teacher, neither, both. I'm also a bit more concern being that it is a controlled med (and you just never know). In the hospital this would be a big deal with incident reports filed, etc., but I don't know how this works in the school systems (and it may be different in each state; I don't know).

Any advice for me? I feel like I'm hitting walls sometimes in the school system since her disabilities are more invisible, but I don't want to step on any toes the first week of school.

TIA,

Carrie

[schooldistrictnurse]

This is a med error, but it depends on school policy how med errors are handled. They may have internal reporting that does not include parent notification. I would guess most district policies include parent notification. Another point of district policy is whether or not the child is responsible for coming to get their meds. I would argue that she is not able to do so due to her disability. So what do you do now? I think a conversation with the nurse to clarify and set up a plan is in order. You don't have to do it in a complaining way, just seeking information. Good luck!