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Specializes in Sub-Acute, School Nursing, Dialysis.

So I had a student come to me exactly at dismissal time (don't you love that?!) saying that his face is breaking out in hives. It was. Nothing crazy though. No known allergies. Didn't eat anything new or touch anything. Stated it happened last night as well. Notified Mom. She said she gave him Benadryl and it went away. She wasn't sure what was causing it. I told her how I would need an order for the medicine as well as for her to supply it. She is a physician. Not her child's physician though. She said she will sign it and bring it in tomorrow. My question is, is this allowed? Meaning, even though she is a physician and can give orders but it isn't the child's pediatrician or it doesn't matter as long as I have a doctor's approval?

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

It's OK.

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Specializes in School Nurse.

I concur

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I would question it if the prescription was for something other than an OTC med, but for benadryl, tylenol, motrin, ect. I'm fine with Dr. Daddy, Mommy, or Grandpa writing the script or filling out the physician form-as long as their license is active!

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I'd accept it. Luckily, we don't need physician consent for any medications, parent signs the MAR and the pharmacy label proves an RX was written. For OTC's we only need parent to sign the MAR and use instructions as labeled.

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Specializes in Pediatrics Retired.

It's kinda funny...I actually read this first when I was working at Urgent Care last night. There were 3 doctors working and it just so happened all 3 of them were at their computers at that time. I walked over in from of them and asked, "So, do you guys write prescriptions for your own kids?" There was an awkward pause of silence with them looking back and forth at each other. Then I said, "I'm taking that as a yes?" All three nodded yes but NONE of them actually verbalized it!!!! It was really funny watching such diversity behaving just the same. One MD is a male from China, one a female from Nigeria, and the other a US born hispanic female. It was hilarious.

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Specializes in Sub-Acute, School Nursing, Dialysis.

Thanks! Funny enough, the mother never sent anything in!

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