Knowledge Exam
What are the 6 patient rights of medication administration? - correct answer Right
drug
Right dose
Right patient
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
What is HFH's acceptable method for confirming patient identification? - correct answer
Checking the patient's first and last name and MRN on the identification band
"cc" or "mL"? - correct answer mL because "cc" can be misinterpreted as "units" if
poorly written
Q.D. or "daily"? - correct answer "Daily"
Q.O.D. or "every other day" - correct answer "every other day"
"S.C. or S.Q." or "Sub-Q", "subQ", or "subcutaneously"? - correct answer sub-q,
subQ, or subcutaneously
Do you use a trailing zero after decimal points? - correct answer No
Do you use a leading zero before the decimal points? - correct answer Yes
"U" or "units"? - correct answer Spell out "units"
, "Ug" or "mcg"/ "microgram"? - correct answer "mcg" or "microgram"
"IU" or "international unit"? - correct answer Spell out "international unit"
Do you have to spell out complete drug names? - correct answer yes
To reduce problems when patients are taught about their medications they should be taught: - correct
answer -The names of medications and how to pronounce them
-What the medication do
-What they look like
-How and when medications should be taken
-Possible side effects and food/drug interactions
Why would a patient have difficulty following the medication treatment plan? - correct answer
-language barriers
-low literacy
-poor eyesight
-memory problems
-cultural beliefs
-inability to afford the cost of medications
What needs to be verified by a second RN and documented as such in the EHR? - correct answer
Chemotherapy
Heparin drips
PCS infusions
What medications are high alert medications? - correct answer -potassium chloride
-heparin
-warfarin