Medication Organization

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Members are discussing how they organize and handle medications during fire drills at their school. Some members use labeled plastic boxes or drawers for daily and PRN medications, while others have a designated bag or cart to quickly grab essential medications. The discussion also touches on the challenges of managing multiple medications for different students and the importance of being prepared for emergencies.

Help needed! I currently have my students' PRN meds organized on shelves (has a sliding plexiglass that I am able to lock), alphabetized. It is driving me crazy because it is impossible to prevent it from looking like a disaster area. I am looking for a creative way to keep these meds organized neatly. Any ideas are welcome, thank you!

Specializes in kids.
Wow, I have 23 dailys plus a diabetic.

Forgot my 4 insulin dep diabetics who are in 1-3 x daily

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I have all my epi/glucagon/MDIs in a shoe bag with clear plastic pockets hanging on the wall.

Do you lock them up at the end of the day? We are not allowed to have ours unlocked if someone isn't right here.

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Specializes in School nursing.
Do you lock them up at the end of the day? We are not allowed to have ours unlocked if someone isn't right here.

Mine are in my office, which has a locked door with a code on it. All admin staff know the code for access if I am not there for any reason.

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Specializes in kids.
Do you lock them up at the end of the day? We are not allowed to have ours unlocked if someone isn't right here.

My "office" is in side the health office area/suite. As such only a select few (adm and custodial staff) have access to the inner sanctum.

And even my outer doors cannot be accessed by regular internal master.

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I use two of these in kept in a locked cabinet - they hold my scheduled meds and PRN meds. Each is labeled with the student and medication information. White label is for scheduled meds and orange/yellow for PRN meds.

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

I use pencil boxes, and write the name on the outside of the box (the sharpie wipes off with Oxivir wipes).

I then have the pencil boxes divided in my cabinet by inhalers, epi-pens, and seizure meds on the top shelf. Daily meds and PRN meds on the bottom shelf.

I have a small extra cabinet that I put my two diabetic kiddos kits and a neb machine in.

I am like you, my OCD would get the best of me if I had pill bottles everywhere.

It's so bad that I think next year I will get different colored pencil boxes. Something like blue-inhalers, red-epi-pens, green-daily meds, yellow-PRN meds, Purple-seizure meds. Just cuz.

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See. my admin would flip over so much as a Tylenol not being under lock and key. Especially with others who have access to the room after hours. (Evening custodian, maintenence, etc.)

I had to argue with my Principal about the cabinets being unlocked when I am HERE! I asked him "do you want me fumbling with keys when a child has anaphylaxis?"

He expected me to be here with locked cabinets. The kicker? That's how the previous nurse did it, and many others in the district do as well. Locked always. :no:

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Specializes in Med-surg, school nursing..

If I am in the room I will leave it unlocked (you would have to come through me to get to the cabinet)

*Cue tough face as I show my pre-spinach Popeye muscles*

But if I leave the room it gets locked.

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with our scheduled fire drills I do not grab meds only my "go bag". With The few times our fire alarm has gone off unexpectedly I have what I call an old lady shopping cart - I grab that and swoop all the inhalers & Epi pens into it and pull that with my Go bag. It is awkward to pull the the shopping cart and my Go Bag but I manage - usually there are others exiting the same way I am and they will grab the cart or bag to help. I don't stress to much about grabbing the meds - those few times our fire alarm has gone off we have had 2-3 fire trucks, a couple of ambulances etc show up - so I am pretty sure we would have plenty of help if the need arises.....hopefully, lol.

I'm very new to my school nursing job and this is the first time I've heard of a "go bag". What all do you keep in yours?

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I'm very new to my school nursing job and this is the first time I've heard of a "go bag". What all do you keep in yours?

Our district purchased this for each school. I grab this if I have to run out of clinic for playground emergencies, fire drills etc.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.
I'm very new to my school nursing job and this is the first time I've heard of a "go bag". What all do you keep in yours?

Tequila

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oreos and milk are in my go back

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