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• Always wear gloves when handling soiled linens. • Clean personal care items, such as a bedside commode, immediately after use. Clean with the bleach so - lution made daily – 10 ounces of water with 1 ounce of bleach. Please note that bleach solution loses its disinfectant ability after 24 hours. • Dilute household disinfectants (such as Lysol) to wipe off equipment if you cannot use the bleach solution. • Wash small items in hot soapy water and dry with clean paper towels. • Wipe glass or plastic thermometers with rubbing alcohol before and after each use unless you have a dis - posable sleeve as a cover for each use. • Discard body fluids, such as urine or vomit, in the toilet. Wear gloves, and clean the container with the 1:10 bleach solution, rinse and dry. • Wash patient’s soiled laundry separately from other household laundry. Bleach or a disinfectant (such as Lysol) may be added to the laundry. MEDICATION Medication is often an important part of managing distressing symptoms and improving quality of life. Be sure to tell your Care Team about all medications or drugs that you are using, including all prescribed by a medical provider, all “over-the-counter“ medicines that you can buy without a prescription, vita - mins, supplements, herbal or homeopathic remedies, tobacco, alcohol, CBD, and/or ‘street’ drugs. It is very important to share this information with your Care Team so that they can keep the patient as safe and comfortable as possible. Medication Plan • Your nurse will write down the patient’s medications, what they are for, and when and how to give them.
• Members of your team will review this plan regu- larly and update it as necessary. • Consider keeping the patient’s medication plan inside this manual. • At each visit, your nurse will go over the patient’s medications. You can talk about how well the medications work and any problems the patient has in taking the medications. • The nurse will want to check medication bottles to ensure the patient has the medications they need and confirm the list is correct. Preferred Drug List Four Seasons uses a preferred drug list. This list is routinely reviewed and approved by our medi - cal director and a pharmacist and is current with
clinical evidence about the effective and safe use of medications. If a patient is on a medication that is not on Four Seasons’ preferred drug list, your nurse and care provider will discuss changing the medication to one that is on the list. Keeping the patient comfortable and safe is our first priority.
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