The "wR's" of Medication Administration
A medication is labeled q4h. Last dose was 1430. Provider is giving next dose at 1645.
What is wRong time?
There once was a drug named Mari,
Juana hang with her at parties.
She was a new hippy,
Conservatives got snippy,
So they categorized her as no use.
What is schedule 1?
Viagara
What is brand name?
Anticonvulsant
What is neurological system?
One medication's action is greatly enhanced by another. The other medication would not produce this effect alone.
What is potentiation?
Mr. John Smith needs IV antibiotics. Provider has set up an IV pump at the correct dosage of vancomycin. The medication is started on Mrs. Joan Smith at 0930.
What is the wRong patient?
My favorite schedule, it's hard to define
Low potential for abuse, it is hard to malign
Drugs like Lyrica and cough medicine with Codeine.
What is schedule 5?
Acetylsalicylic acid
What is chemical name?
Calcium channel blockers
What is cardiovascular system?
Two medications bind, creating an inactive substance.
What is neutralization?
A patient is ordered to receive aspirin per os. The provider directs the patient to place the pill under the tongue and let it dissolve.
What is wRong route?
With a high potential for abuse,
I still have a medicinal use.
My pills may help some,
I am not schedule 1
I am classified as
What is schedule 2?
Diphenhydramine
What is generic?
Beta 2 blockers
What is respiratory system?
The need for greater amount of a medication to produce the same response in a patient who has taken the medication over time.
What is tolerance?
A patient is experiencing chest pain and pressure. Vitals are BP=146/90, HR=92 and Resp=18. Provider gives 4mg of nitroglycerin.
What is wRong dose?
If you confuse me with a schedule 1,
It's probably because your brain is numb.
I anesthetize, but stimulate fight or flight.
If you think schedule 2, you'd be right!
What is cocaine?
Proventil
What is brand name?
Antihistamine
What is immunological system?
Or respiratory... Why?
Medication that binds to a receptor to create the action of that receptor.
What is an agonist?
Dose range for diltiazem is 0.25-0.35 mg/kg. The patient weighs 100kg. The provider gives 25mg of verapamil.
What is wRong medication?
Heroin is 1, Oxycodone is 2,
Tylenol with codeine is 3
All narcotics on view.
Propoxyphene is 4, Robitussin with codeine is 5
Categorized as opioids, but differentiated by...
What is potency or concentration?
Midazolam
Anticholinergic
What is neurological system?
Can anyone explain?
One medication's action is greatly enhanced by another. Both medications have a similar action on their own, but together the action is much more than the sum.
What is synergism?