Drug related
Abbreviations
Documentation
Orders & Administration
VARIETY
100
The person who is best asked about medication label questions
Who is the pharmacist?
100
This is the abbreviation for:
One by mouth every bedtime
What is:
1 PO QHS
100
(true false)
Only prescription medications need provider orders, over-the-counter medications do not
WHat is FALSE
100
Its OK to give some medications without orders
what is false
100
one OF THE TWO PLACES WHERE A schedule II DRUG IS RECORDED.
the bound book, MAR, or individual count sheet are correct answers
200
The three of us can take telephone orders from a provider
Who is an RN, LPN and pharmacist?
200
Translate
give the medication QH via IV and then NPO after midnight.
What is:
Give the medication every hour via intravenous and then nothing by mouth after midnight.
200
After a medication has been administered, an entry of ___ is made on the front of the MAR in the corresponding date and time block in black or blue ink.
What are initials?
200
You are observing for alleviation (improvement) of depression when this type of medication is administered.
what are antidepressants
200
These are four routes of medication administration
What is mouth, eyes, ears, sub-lingual, skin, rectal, intramuscular, sub-cutaneous, IV, cheek, nasal, inhaled
300
Also called "blood thinners"
What are anticoagulants?
300
This is the abbreviations for
right eye
left eye
both eyes
What is
OD
OS
OU
300
It is allowable to ask someone else to sign your initials on the MAR if you forget, and to administer medications you popped into a med cup if you ran out of time.
what is FALSE
300
You should wait _____ between eye drops when administering two different types.
What is five minutes?
300
Ear drops are best administered to an adult by having them lay down on their side and ____________
What is pull ear back and up?
400
Four drug classifications of medications
Antipsychotics, antidepressants, analgesics, antihypertensive, diuretics, anti-inflammatory...
400
You are taking this medication AC because Synthroid is best given on an empty stomach.
What is before meals? (breakfast)
400
_____________ Must always be double checked after you first transcribe them.
what is new orders, changed orders, changes written on the MAR
400
Antipsychotic type medications may not be prescribed on a __________ basis only
WHAT IS PRN OR AS NEEDED?
400
the right
medication
time
route
dose
client
to know
to refuse
documentation
What are the 8 rights of medication administration?
500
This category can cause metabolic changes including weight gain, increased blood sugar and lipids and can also cause nervous system damage (abnormal muscle movements) with long term use.
what are antipsychotics?
?
500
Pick the abbreviation that means the medication is given more frequently
QD
BID TID QID QH
what is QH?
500
When any of the eight rights goes wrong it is a _______________ and MUST be ____________
what IS MED ERROR AND REPORTED/DOCUMENTED
500
The following is appropriate for dissolving an extended release capsule:
Yogurt, Applesauce, Ice cream
none of the above
What is none of the above.
500
When the body excretes more than it takes in this is the result.
What is dehydration?
