Medication should only be given to children when you have written permission from the child’s parent to give the medication.
Medication is usually only given to children who have an Asthma Action Plan or Allergy/Anaphylaxis Management Plan.
If a child has a fever you normally ring their parents to come pick them up.
Important things to remember when giving medication:
Check for the written permission from the parent
Read the box/bottle of the medicine to make sure it is not past the used by date
Make sure the child’s name is on the box/bottle
Make sure the medicine is in its original packaging
Confirm the correct dose of the medicine depending on the instructions
Measure out the correct dose of the medicine
Give the medicine to the child
Fill out paperwork to let parents know and to keep a record of what medicine has been given to the child, what time, why etc.
TASK 1: Jack is allergic to pollen. It is springtime and there is lots of pollen in the air so playing outside triggers Jack’s allergy. Jack is sneezing constantly and his eyes have puffed up. Jack has Claratyne in his medical bag and an Allergy Management Plan. Jack is 4 years old and weighs 15 kilos. It says on the Claratyne Bottle to give 5mls for a 30 kilo child.
Step 1: Write down the steps you would take to take care of Jack in this situation.
Step 2: Calculate how much medicine you would need to give Jack.
NB: This measurement of Claratyne is not accurate but for practicing purposes only and the above question reflects the type of question that might be asked in Kate’s LLN Test. Practice with real children’s medicine is necessary. See below.
TASK 2: Have a look at these common children’s medicine labels. Read them carefully. Elijah is 5 years old and weighs 30 kilos. How much would he be given of each medicine?
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