What are the "three befores"?
Medication, Strength, Dose
What are the two parts of an injection?
needle and syringe
What does FDA mean?
Food and Drug Administration
Your patient should look where when preparing for eye instillation?
towards the ceiling with both eyes open
Give an example of what specialty pharmacies are for?
patients with cancer, HIV/AIDS, immune diseases, hormone deficiencies, and bleeding disorders.
What are three examples of right form?
liquid, tablet, capsules, suppositories, drops, and creams.
Subcutaneous injections are administered at how many degrees?
45 degrees
Temperatures for refrigerators and freezers must be checked how often?
Daily
How should you adjust the pinna of the auricle for an adult?
outward and upward
Where can you find an advance directive in a patient's medical record?
administrative date
Checking apical pulse prior to taking medication is an example of which right?
Right Technique
What are the three sites you can give an intradermal injection?
forearm, upper chest, upper back
Controlled substances require what when kept stored?
double-lock, logbook, and daily count
How do you warm the irrigation solution for the eye?
basin of warm water
An electronic process that allows a health care provider to enter medical orders electronically into a system is called what?
CPOE (Computerized provider order entry)
Right Education
Common sites for an intramuscular injection
deltoid, ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis
Whenever you dispose of a medication, where do you log it in?
Medication Disposition Record
To what side should the patient tilt their head during irrigation?
Towards the side being irrigated
What is the first step for the six-step process for many CPOE systems?
A provider will log into an EMR.
Proper documentation includes what?
Date, time, quantity, medication, strength, lot number, manufacturer, expiration date, consent obtained, and patient outcome.
What size should the needle be for an intramuscular injection?
18-25 G
Room temperature is considered at what temperature?
68-77 degrees F
When doing an eye irrigation, the solution should flow towards what?
Lower conjunctiva
When did the DEA's rule on Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) become effective and what is this for?
June 1, 2010, it provides health care providers with the option of writing prescriptions for controlled substances electronically.