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# Medications - Service Recording an Administered Medication

# Medications - Service Recording an Administered Medication

This article will assist you with recording medications have been administered for Children at your Service.


### Overview

###### 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

### Recording a Medication to be Administered

To record and advise a Guardian that medication has been administered.

1. Select the **Medication & Incident** Screen

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1pe9w62.png)

2. Select the **Medication** Tab
3 Select the **X **under Action/Status

| Note: If the Action/Status is still Pending, this means the Guardian haven't authorised the Medication so the Service is unable to administer.

4. **Administer**: Select Administer if medication was administered
5. **Administered Time**:  Select the time the medication was adminstered.
6. **Administered by**:  - Select the Staff members name who administered the medication and they can sign underneath.
7. **Witness**: Select the name of the Staff member who witnessed the medication being administered and they can sign underneath.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_gs9495.png)

8. Add in a **note** if required
9. Tick if you would like to send a **notification**to the Guardian
10. Select **Save**

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1wsdcwk.png)

###### The Action/Status will be updated to display as Administered.

![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/5dcba586b1ba9400/image_1i6174c.png)

|| To assist you further with managing Medication & Incidents see the [Help Page - Medication & Incidents](https://help.xap.rocks/en/article/help-page-medication-incident-reporting-v4udjv/?bust=1633901022739).