Medication Rights
What error is being made if you give the wrong person the medications?
Right person
Order says:
Take 60 PO twice a day
The dose is incorrect.
The dose should say either 60mg, 60mcg, 60 tabs etc
Order says:
Take 1 tablet by mouth at bedtime.
Medication is:
Trazodone 100mg
How many milligrams will you give?
100mg
What is the equivalent to 1cc?
1ml
Name the abbreviations for "by mouth" and "nothing by mouth"
PO & NPO
What error is being made if the order says to give 2 tablets but you only give 1 tablet?
Right Dose
Take 30ml BID
There is no route indicated.
Order says:
Take two tablets by mouth QID.
Medication is:
MAPAP 325mg
How many milligrams will you be giving? How often?
650mg four times a day
What is the equivalent of 5ml?
1 tsp
Name the abbreviations for twice daily, three times daily, and four times daily.
BID
TID
QID
What error is being made if the medication is given late?
Right time
Instill 1-2 drops at bedtime
The route is not indicated
Order says:
Take one capsule by mouth once daily at noon.
Medication is:
Loxapine 10mg
How many pills will you pop?
One
What is the equivalent to 30ml?
1 oz
What does HS mean and when would you give it?
Hour of sleep, at bed time.
What error is being made if you forget to initial and date the bubble pack after popping the med?
Right Documentation
Give 2 tablets PO
The time is not indicated
Order says:
Take 600mg PO TID
Medication is:
Ibuprofen 200mg
How many pills are you giving and how often?
3 pills, 3 times a day
What is the equivalent to 1 TBSP?
15ml
The abbreviations 'PRN' and 'ad lib' are similar, but what do they mean?
PRN means as needed.
Ad lib means as desired.
What are the 7 Rights of Medication Administration?
Right Person
Right Dose
Right Medication
Right Dosage Form
Right Time
Right Route
Right Documentation
Give 3 tablets PO every 6 hours as needed.
There is not an indication for this PRN medication.
Order says:
Give 1000mg per g-tube BID.
Medication is:
Ibuprofen 200mg/5ml
How many ml's are you giving?
25ml
If you are charting intake & output and the individual has had a 20oz soda, how many ml's has he had?
600ml
What abbreviations do we not use and why?
OD, o.d., od - because they could mean several different things.