Baptist Health Systems Medication Safety Guide Questions and Answers 100% Verified

100 units, 50units, and 0.5unit syringes - What are proper size insulin syringe? 15 Minutes - Due to the rapid onset of insulin Aspart and LISPRO how many minutes do we give prior to a meal, during, or after a meal. 2 to 3 hours - You may not give high blood glucose corrections closer than every what? 24 hours before and 48 hours after the test - Metformin must be held for all iodinized dye tests for how many hours before and after the test? 28 Days - Once a insulin vial is open it must be labeled with an expiration date of how many days? 3-5 Kg ------0.5-1 ML 6-11 Kg ------ 1ML 12-18 Kg ------- 1-1.5ML 19-36 Kg ----- 1.5-2ML 37-50 Kg ------ 2ML 51-60KG -------2-3ML 61-130KG ------ 3ML - IM injections for pediatrics include a guideline of how many NL for injection, what are they? 30 minutes - PAIN SCORES MUST BE DOCUMENTED PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION AND REASSESSED WITHIN how many minutes after IV/IM administration? 4gm - Maximum adult dosage of acetaminophen is what?54-80% - Patient Safety: Bar Code Assisted Medication Administration reduces errors by how much percent? 60 minutes - PAIN SCORES MUST BE DOCUMENTED PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION AND REASSESSED WITHIN how many minutes for oral meds? 90% - Licensed nurses cannot give medications until completion of the test. with a minimum grade of? Avandia may increase the risk of an MI by 43%. - Why do we not give Avandia or Actos to patients with CHF or Heart Disease? Call and get a tray ASAP - Patientswithdiabetesneedmealsandinsulindosesasclosetoscheduledmealtimesaspossibleinorderto avoid stacking of insulin injection. If a tray is late from dietary and your patient is diabetic make it a priority to dow what? Call SPD to order more for your floor stock. - What does a nurse do when having a difficult time finding insulin syringes in 0.5 units increments? Check patient's blood glucose and subtract it from your prescribed target number, then divide this number by your prescribed sensitivity factor. - Calculation for insulin given for high blood glucose eat their snacks , as prescribed by their physician - When giving insulin, the patients are instructed to do what? GoMeals - For Pediatric diabetics, Always double check the carbohydrate count on the tray using reliable intranet reference like? Hyper/Hypo glycemic - Patients should be obser