Quick Question About Nebulizer (Or Any Med Really...)

[craftymissbeth]

I was responding to another person's reply, not the OP in your 2nd quote. She was questioning the concept of 3x a day vs every 8hrs.

I swear, this board can get so catty sometimes over such lame things. I never said to go against a dr's note, I'm merely speaking as the mother of an asthmatic. I've had different drs do different things, it can be confusing when a provider has to be in the middle. Of course the parents are ultimately responsible. The OP was asking about giving meds mid day that aren't written "as needed" but just 3x a day. I get the problem here. That's why I've suggested getting a drs note for clarification when giving Rx meds, especially for something that could have a standing order like neb meds as opposed to something given for a specific ailment like antibiotics that you won't have extras of. I always have extra neb meds here. I never have extra antibiotics.

Bottom line, if you're confused... Ask for a drs note!!!

The problem with the doctor's note vs. what the prescription states is that my licensor isn't going to give a rat's patootie what the doctor's note says. Whatever the prescription says has to be followed.

And I didn't think anyone was being catty, but seriously when it sounds like a provider is suggesting to go against what a prescription says and to follow a doctor's note instead we're going to ask questions and request that you confirm that that's what they just suggested, kwim?

To me, your posts sounded like you were suggesting to go off of what the parents and doctors say to do rather than what the prescription says. As a parent, yeah sure do whatever you want, but as a provider that's a no no. You're setting yourself up for problems and taking on a whole lot of liability if you don't follow the prescription to the T. If the doctor doesn't write the prescription exactly how it needs to be taken (because they used a computer, for example) then the parent needs to make sure that the doctor figures out a way to write it properly.