PROVEN ANSWERS | LATEST UPDATE 2024/2025
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Principles of Medication Administration
Ans>> Mindfulness, supporting abilities, communication
mindfulness
Ans>> -Always remaining alert and focused during medication administration; paying attention.
-Thinking about what you are doing and not something else; be observant and report
observations.
MAP consultant
Ans>> -Registered nurses
-registered pharmacists
-health care providers (HCP)
when to contact a MAP consultant
Ans>> -too much or too little of a medication was administered
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,-the medication was omitted (not given)
-the HCP order, pharmacy label or medication sheet do not agree
In relation to medication administration, people have the right to:
Ans>> -know what their medications are and the reasons they are taken
-know the risks associated with taking the medication
-know the benefits associated with taking the medication
-refuse medication
-be given medication only as ordered by the HCP
If a person refuses their medication, the first thing you should do is:
Ans>> ask them why,
then report to the prescriber and your supervisor
types of observation
Ans>> objective
subjective
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, objective observation
Ans>> factual information you will see, hear, feel, smell or measure.
subjective observation
Ans>> when you work with a person who speaks or signs and they tell you how they are
feeling.
types of reporting
Ans>> everyday and immediate
everyday reporting
Ans>> typically occurs between staff present at shift change. Outgoing staff are expected to
provide incoming staff with information regarding basic household details
immediate reporting
Ans>> reporting without delay as soon as possible after a change is observed
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