the 6 rights of medication administration - Answers right medication, dose, client, route, time,
documentation
maria doesn't click right to daisy
one of the three most common cause of medication errors - Answers right client
two unique client identifiers - Answers clients full name, birthdate, medical record number, not
clients room number
What does the mar stand for - Answers medication administration record
medications should be checked 3 times: - Answers before preparing, after preparing, before
administration
giving medication at the right time means - Answers within 30 min
instead of qod write - Answers every other day
instead of qd write - Answers daily
prn must have - Answers a minimum time between doses
medication reconciliation - Answers national patient safety goal to reduce risk of errors during
transition points
-requires hospitals to reconcile medications across the continuum of care
-process of comparing meds that the client has been taking before the time of administration
and meds you are about to provide
oral - Answers (p.o.) by mouth (tablets, capsules, caplets)
-unless another route is specified tablets and capsules are admin. orally
sublingual - Answers (sL) under tongue into bv
buccal - Answers in mouth btwn gums and inner lining of cheek
parenteral - Answers injection (iv, im, subcut, intradermal
insertion - Answers placed in body cavity, dissolves at body temp. (suppositories', vaginal
meds/creams)
instillation - Answers in liquid form into body, (ointment into body cavity, nose.ear drops
inhalation - Answers mouth/nose into resp tract (bronchodilators, nebulizer)
, intranasal - Answers instilled into nostrils
topical - Answers external surface of skin
percutaneous - Answers applied to skin or mucus membranes for absorption. (mucous mem of
mouth/nose/vagina) inhalation of liquids absorbed into lungs (localized to site)
transdermal - Answers applied topically (patch/disk) 24 hours -7 days. Nicotine
medicine cup - Answers 30ml or 1oz for liquids
less than 1 tsp (5ml)= use syringe
cups has tbsp and ml
souffle cup - Answers cup for solid meds (tablets)
medicine dropper (calibrated) - Answers (ml or drops), eye, nose, ear, mouth
droppers should not be used unless they are - Answers calibrated
nipple - Answers infant feeding
oral syringe - Answers liquids, no needle (ml, tsp)
calibrated spoon - Answers holds 10 ml
parenteral syringe - Answers im, subcut, ID, IV, (marked in ml or units)
TB syringe - Answers tenths, hundredths of mL
insulin syringe - Answers units 50 or 100
luerlock - Answers prevents leakage or detachment
IM syringe size - Answers 1-5 mL
a dose for oral use that is less than 5 ml should not be measured in a ______ - Answers medicine
cup
high alert medications - Answers have an increased risk o
application of medication to the external surface of the skin is what route - Answers topical
medication administration is a process that requires critical thinking and the nursing process
which includes - Answers assessment, nursing problem, implementation, nursing diagnosis,
planning, implementation
what droppers are used for med administration - Answers calibrated