Critical Thinking
Respond to the following questions in the spaces provided.
(LO 1-12) Janie has just been hired for a new job in a nursing home. She wants to make sure that she knows what she is and is not allowed to do with regard to giving medications. What advice would you give her?
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Janie should study the federal and state laws controlling medication administration. She should also study the nursing home’s own regulations, and she should find out who is in charge so that she knows to whom questions should be addressed.