Medication Safety
The best way to make sure that the right patient is receiving the prescribed medication in an awake and alert patient
What is have the patient state their name and date of birth while you check patient wrist band?
A nurse's primary commitment
What is the patient?
Location for Policy and Procedures to understand roles and responsibilities within organization
What is Policy Tech?
The number one way to decrease the spread of infection
What is Hand washing?
Founded the American Red Cross in 1881
Who is Clara Barton?
What color wrist band indicates that the patient has a medication allergy?
What is red?
Includes requirements that nurses promote, advocate for and protect the rights of patients
What is the Nursing Code of Ethics?
Resource for finding information on various diagnoses and step by step guide through many procedures
What is Lippincott Procedures?
When identifying a confused patient you should check this to ensure the correct patient is being identified
What is patient ID band?
This song can be sung to ensure the correct length of time when washing your hands
What is Happy Birthday?
A patient has an order for Metoprolol. Prior to administration, the nurse needs to assess which vital signs
What are pulse and BP?
These groups are represented by the Nursing Scope of Practice
What is RN and APRN?
Great resource for medication information, patient information and to check for IV compatibility
What is Lexicomp?
The color wristband that indicates a patient is at risk for falls
What is yellow?
Introduced sanitary conditions into Nursing practice
Who is Florence Nightingale?
A patient is on Levothyroxine. The order is 100mcg PO daily. The nurse has on hand 50 mcg tablets. The correct amount of tablets to administer would be
What is 2 tablets?
The nursing Scope of practice answers the who, what, when where and ________ questions in nursing
What is Why?
Information source to safely guide your practice when administering IV medications; located on Sharepoint
What is IV Guidelines?
The most common reason for inpatient falls
What is toileting?
The Gallup poll for 19 years in a row has listed Nursing as the most ________ profession
What is trusted (ethical, honest)?
When administering a weight based medication the only unit of weight to use
What is kilogram?
The group that determines the scope of practice for Nurses
What is the State Board of Nursing?
This link is located on Sharepoint and is free for RNs to obtain CE for license renewal, study for certification exams and continuing education credits.
What is Relias?
When completing hourly rounding always check that this is within the patients reach
What is call bell?
Men comprise what percentage of nurses
What is 12%