Medication rights
This right ensures you give the medication to the correct individual.
What is the right patient?
This abbreviation means nothing by mouth.
What is NPO?
These patients have slower metabolism and increased risk of drug toxicity.
Who are geriatric patients?
This beverage can interfere with drug metabolism.
What is grapefruit juice?
Giving medication after refusal may result in this legal issue
What is battery?
This right refers to giving medication via the correct method (oral, IM, IV).
What is the right route?
This organization publishes a “Do Not Use” abbreviation list.
What is the Joint Commission?
These patients often require weight-based dosing.
Who are pediatric patients?
This activity can reduce the need for insulin.
What is exercise?
This law protects patient privacy and confidentiality.
What is HIPAA?
This right ensures proper recording after administration.
What is the right documentation?
These medications can be confused because of similar names.
What are look-alike/sound-alike medications?
This condition increases medication interaction risk due to multiple drugs.
What is polypharmacy?
Smoking affects medication by speeding up this process.
What is metabolism (liver enzyme activity)?
This process ensures the patient understands treatment before agreeing.
What is informed consent?
This right allows the patient to decline medication.
What is the right to refuse?
The abbreviation “U” should not be used because it can be mistaken for this number.
What is zero (0)?
This group has immature organs and increased sensitivity to medications.
Who are neonates/premature infants?
These drugs can cause fetal abnormalities.
What are teratogens?
This substance binds toxins in poisoning cases.
What is activated charcoal?
This right ensures the medication is appropriate for the patient’s condition.
What is the right reason?
Writing “.5 mg” without a leading zero is unsafe because it may be mistaken for this dose.
What is 5 mg?
These two groups typically require smaller doses of medications.
Who are geriatric and pediatric patients?
This trimester is the most vulnerable time for fetal drug exposure.
What is the first trimester?
This agency sets safety standards for healthcare workers.
What is OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)?