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Understand Your • Can I take this medicine while Help Prevent PATIENT SAFETY
Medication taking other medications or dietary Medicine Errors
supplements?
Medications, including those Tell Your Doctors And Nurses:
for pain, will be provided as • Are there any foods, drinks or • All medications you are taking,
prescribed by your physician activities that I should avoid while including prescription or over-
while you are a patient at CHI taking this medicine? the-counter drugs, herbal or
St. Luke’s Health–The Vintage vitamin supplements, natural
Hospital. Do NOT take any • Should I take my medicine with remedies, and recreational
medications other than those or between meals, on an empty drugs. Make a list before you
provided by your caregivers, stomach, with food or water? go to the hospital.
unless your physician is • If you have allergies to
aware and has entered an • What should I do if I miss a dose? medications, anesthesia, foods,
order allowing you to take latex products, etc. Medical
medications from home. Use a watch you can program, computer, alert tags are a good way of
tablet, or cell phone to set an alarm that relaying information about
The checklist below will help will help you remember to take your you. For example, if you are
you ask your doctor the right medications on time. allergic to any medications, are
questions: diabetic, or on blood thinners,
Use the Medicine Minder provided on the tag would display this
• What is the name of the medicine? page 13 to help you keep track information. These medical
• What is this medicine for? of all of your medications, alert tags can be found at your
• How do I take this medicine, how strengths and dosages. local pharmacy.
much do I take, how many times a THERE ARE NO Be sure that any medications,
day, and for how long? DUMB QUESTIONS WHEN IT procedures or lab tests ordered
• What are the possible side effects? COMES TO MEDICATION: You have match the name on your ID bracelet.
an experienced staff available to
help you fully understand
your medications.
So, ask!
Your Pain Level How Bad Is Your Pain Your Healthcare
On This Scale? Team will:
Our goal is to provide
comfort, safety, and to 0. No Hurt • Provide information about
control your pain as much pain and pain relief measures.
as is possible. 2. Hurts Little Bit
This requires that you: • Listen to your report of pain in
4. Hurts Little More a non-judgmental manner and
• Talk openly with your healthcare respond appropriately.
care team members about your 6. Hurts Even More
expectations and past experiences • Ensure you have a comprehensive,
with pain and pain management. 8. Hurts Whole Lot up-to-date pain management plan
that includes medications, when
• Discuss pain relief options and 10. Hurts Worst appropriate, and also individualized
work with your healthcare team comfort measures, such as hot and
to develop your pain www.wongbakerFACES.org ©1983 Wong-Baker cold compresses, and other options.
management plan. FACES® Foundation. Used with permission.
• Ask for pain relief when pain first
begins; do not wait until your pain
becomes unbearable.
• Notify your healthcare team
members if your pain is not
relieved to your satisfaction.
• Discuss any concerns you may
have about taking pain medication
or about other comfort measures.
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