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Anonymous:
Dear Parents and Consultants:

Recently, we noticed an increase in the number of negative incidents in our medications dispensary. As we all know, degrees and certifications do not automatically make an organized, responsible employee. Personnel are consistently evaluated and staff changes made if we see no way of correcting the situation. All health-related organizations have negative incidents occur, but we always endeavor to address the issues and make changes in order to move forward.

Joe Stapp is now acting as the Dispensary supervisor. Joe is an Assistant Headmaster, clinical supervisor, and a former peer group counselor at Hidden Lake Academy.

In order to minimize errors and continue to provide quality care for the students, Joe is looking to implement the following changes:
Blister packaging medication in order to help with better medication management.
Acquiring delivery service from the pharmacy with whom HLA contracts.
Increasing communication among the dispensary staff in order to better coordinate dispensary duties.
Begin a more formal process of tracking dispensary activities to catch problems before they occur.
Begin cross-training assistant counselors on Dispensary duties to ensure adequate coverage in the Dispensary.

If you have any additional issues needing to be addressed involving the Dispensary, please feel free to contact Joe Stapp. We look forward to another great school year at HLA.

Sincerely,
Nicole Fuglsang, MA, NCC, LPC
Director of Admissions/ Public Relations
Hidden Lake Academy
nicolef@hiddenlakeacademy.com
phone (706) 864-4730
fax (706) 864-9109

Anonymous:
Recently, we noticed an increase in the number of negative incidents in our medications dispensary




Anyone have any idea what she's talking about?

Anonymous:
I can't imagine that the incidents have been any higher than they have been for the past three years.

Anonymous:

--- Quote from: ""Guest"" ---Recently, we noticed an increase in the number of negative incidents in our medications dispensary




Anyone have any idea what she's talking about?
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My child sometimes wouldn't get the correct meds or receive them way past the time he was supposed to receive them... the people handing the medicines out didn't have a clue what meds the kids were on or when they needed to take them. He'd have to tell them they gave him the wrong meds or he was missing meds. There were kids that went days without medication because HLA failed to get their prescriptions refilled. Then they tried to pin that one on Dr. Reddick saying she forget to give the kids refills. Bull. The driver who took the kids to her office forgot to turn the prescriptions into the school.

One time a boy went for 4 days without any meds. It wasn't until he talked to his parents that they found out he was out of meds. Another girl had a reaction to one of her meds and went for 10 days without a replacement med because HLA failed to get her to the psychiatrist for an appointment.

What happened to the new nurse they hired? Now HLA wants to train the Assistant Counselors to hand out meds? Is that legal? Unbelievable.

Anonymous:
Training the Assistant Counselors to pass out meds would probably be an improvement. I suspect that they have passed meds in the recent past with no training. Legal? Maybe. Ethical? Now thats a different story.

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