I am a recent LPN graduate. to build my experince and to gain hours I work also as a HHA in a home care environment. I became concerned with a statement from management that i was over concerned with medication of my clients. I think it was in regards to my telling the RN there maybe an issue with a clients medication and to pass it to their doctor. My clients know I am a LPN and sometimes ask me to look at their medication. I also find it a great study process to learn. My question is, what are is the LPN responsability when in an HHA shift? Am i legally responsable if the client takes the wrong medication? Am i allowed to go over their medication if requested? I've observed clients forgetting to take their medication and also taking the wrong dosage or medication. I would not have know that if i had not reviewed their medication. Should I not show interest in what the client is taking or ignore it? I would assume being an LPN, if I know they are self medicating wrong I must say something but the management's comment makes me wonder about that.

Thank you your kind words and response. So , even though I am not responsible for his medication has an HHA, is it ok to look at a client prescription if they ask you too and too make the cleint and my RN aware of any issue if I see them performing it incorrectly? Does being a licensed  LPN make it mandatory I  should know a client medication even if im in the HHA position that day?  I dont know if management just simply doesnt like me and is thinking of things to write me up on. she didnt state a specific shift or client. I think this issue was mentioned in regards to a last minute shift i was called to fill. It was an LPN shift but we were not to dispense medication, the wife was. I was not even presented the orders for his medication. The client has later stage demenia and the wife may have or may not have it also. However, i brought to the attention of my RN the fact the wife had forgot to give his medication that day(sitting on the table in a weekly pill planner not dispensed). When i asked the wife what the medication in the dispensor was she couldnt tell me what the pills were, yet she fills it. The client was having hourly sundowner violent episodes for 13 hours straight. The wife had adminster two other pills just as i was taking report. I was able to see what that medication was has it was sitting on the table and looked at it for my own information since he exihibited violent behavor. I feel the comment the management made was disparaging to me and am worried she will put it in my record. However , I wanted to know if i was out of line for asking about the medication and also relaying the information, even though it was not my responsibilty to dispense them.