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# Connect App - Viewing Medications to be Administered

# Connect App - Viewing Medications to be Administered

This article will assist you with viewing and recording Medications for Children at your Service, using the Xap Connect App.

### Overview

The Connect App allows you to create, view and manage Medication details for children at your Service.

###### The Medications & Incidents Screen allows you to:

* Note Medications that have been administered to the children
* Record guardian authorisation signatures
* Send notifications of administered medications to guardians
* View prior medication forms
* Create Injury/ Incident/ Traumas & Illness records
* Record guardian, staff & witness signatures

### Viewing Medications to be Administered

To record and advise a guardian that medication has been administered:

1. Log into the **Connect App** using your email address and password

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_fu48r2.png)

2. Select the **Menu** icon on the bottom right hand side

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_q0dxra.png)

3. Select **Medications & Incidents**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1qm429d.png)

###### You will then be able to view the Medications to be administered by Date. Filters can also be used to refine the information further as required.

### Marking Medication as Administered

1. Select the tick next to the child's medication request

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1m8348i.png)

The Medication screen will display:
2. **Name** of medication
3. **Time** medication is to be administered
4. **Dosage** amount
5. **How** the medication is to be administered eg. Orally
6. Any **notes** that may have been added regarding administering the medication (may have come from the guardian)
7. **Show More** - allows you to see any other dates or times the medication is to be administered.
| Note: This will only display for custom dates selected or days the child is booked into care.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1pumc3d.png)

###### Authorisations

8. Select the **Administered Time**
9. Select the **Staff member** who **administered** the medication
10. Staff Member **signs**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_zk9a2q.png)

11. Select the **Staff Member** who **witnessed** the medication being administered
12. Witness can **sign**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_931a0q.png)

13. Add any notes regarding the medication
| Note: This can also be a note you would like to send back to the guardians

14. Select if you would like to send a notification to the guardian that the medication has been administered
15. If you select **YES** to notify guardians, select the guardian/s to send the notification to
16. Select **Submit**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_kvk16p.png)

The **Green tick** and **Red X* will be removed once a medication has been marked as administered or not administered. 
The **Pending** Status will also be removed, and a green tick will display to show successfully administered.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1h3b8qa.png)

### Marking Medication as Not Administered

The medication may not have been administered by the Service, for example:
* Child was away the day the medication was marked to be administered
* The child was collected before the medication time
* Expired medication

1. Select the **Red X** next to the child's medication request

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1g38ao1.png)

2. Add a note in advising why the medication wasn't administered
3. Select Yes or No to send a Notification to the Guardian/s
4. If you select **YES** to notify guardians, select the guardian/s to send the notification to
5. Select **Submit**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1s6fc58.png)

|| To assist you further with this process, you can view the University video - [Connect APP - Viewing Medications to be Administered](https://xap.fleeq.io/l/78fm7dadkr-8cphe2giv8) or the full [Help Page - Medication & Incident Reporting](https://help.xap.rocks/en/article/help-page-medication-incident-reporting-v4udjv/?bust=1648087024579)