Nursing 2050 Exam 2 Cedarville University Study Guide Graded A 2024

Medication administration - What is one of the highest risk areas of nursing practice? Complex, multidisciplinary process involving many professionals - What is medication administration? Physician/nurse practitioner Pharmacist Registered nurse Unit clerk or secretary Pharm tech - Who all is typically involved with medication administration? Usual dose of ordered medication Appropriate route of administration Proper technique and precautions of administration Approved indications of use of medication Mechanism of action Side effects, toxic, and adverse effects Drug to drug and drug to food interactions - When a nurse is given an order to administer medication what should the nurse be aware of? Patient's full name and date of birth Date order was given Name of drug and dosage Time it is to be given Route of administration Signature of licensed provider to assure that all above will be provided - What all should a patient's MAR include? Electronic health records with built in resources Phone apps Drug guides - There are a lot of new nursing drug resources a nurse can use today. What are they? CPOE - What is the most common type of order given to a nurse? Computer Physician Order Entry - What does CPOE stand for? In person or on the phone - Verbal orders can be _______. Write the order down and read it back - A nurse receives a verbal order to administer some pain medications to a patient. Upon receiving the order, what should the nurse do? 24 hours - Once a nurse gets a verbal order they need to the physician's signature within ________. Small and far and near between - Verbal orders should be_______. Written orders CPOE Verbal orders - What are the three most common type of orders for nurses? Right drug Right dose Right Patient Right route Right time Right documentation - In pharmacology class we learned about the five rights of drug administration. For NSG 2050, we learned about the six rights of drug administration. What are they? Check the MAR for ordered medication Check written order (MAR) with drug package upon taking it out (preparing it) of cabinet or drawer Check MAR before administering to patient once more - What are the three checks we discussed in NSG 2050? Partial doses - When administering medications, a nurse quickly becomes aware of each of the medication dosages. Upon looking at each dose, what should the nurse always be alert for? Tablets IV - What are the two most common partial dose drug forms?