Medication Abbreviation
This abbreviation means By Mouth
What is PO?
This right refers to who is taking the medication
What is resident/patient/client?
This is one of a patients right protected by HIPPA
What is confidentiality/privacy
This is the first step of administering medication
What is gather our supplies?
This is one symptom of low blood sugar
Dizziness/ Confusion
This abbreviation means every 4 hours
What is Q4H
This right refers to what we are administering
What is Drug/Medication?
This is the location that 32hr medication aides cannot work
What are nursing homes?
This is the 2nd step of medication administration
What is perform hand hygiene and put on gloves?
This is the way we administer insulin
What is subcutanous/fat tissue?
This abbreviation means Capsule
What is cap
This refers to be when the medication will be taken
What is time?
This should be checked prior to giving medications and certain foods
what is allergies?
This is the 3rd of medication administration. hint This is 2 procedures in one.
What is checking the Mar for orders and checking the 5 patient rights
This is what we check to determine if a person may need insulin
What is blood sugar levels
This abbreviation means take as needed
What is PRN?
This refers to how much drug will be given
What is dose?
The 2 entities govern regulations o medication aides in Virginia
These are 2 ways to verify a patients identity
What is name and birthday or picture or ask someone who works in the facility
this is typically the first symptom that children present with when diabetes is initially diagnosed
What is bedwetting
This abbreviation means to take every night
What is QHS
This right refers to how a medication will be given
What is route?
This is the class of medications that includes groups like anti depressants, anti psychotics ets
What are psychotropics
This is the final step of medication administration
What is Document
Insulin is administered in this dose measurement. Hint it is not milliters
What is units?