Medical Labels have now become what as an attempt to make them easier for patients to use?
Shorter and Simpler
100
What does MAR stand for
Medication Administration Record
100
Your patient has been on Ca since she came into the hospital a year ago. She has a new MAR and Ca is present however the MAR is missing the physicians signature, do you continue on normally and administer the Ca anyway?
No, MAR does not contain all necessary information to be considered valid
100
If the medical label says to take one capsule qd, how often should the patient take the medicine and at what time?
What is once daily, and at the same time they administered the first dose
200
How do some patients try to understand Medical Labels?
Patients label the medication using terms/phrases they can understand
200
Name four important pieces of information that should be on the MAR
What is date, dosage & frequency, patient name, Patients allergies, doctors name and signature, nurses name and signature, time, route, drug name
200
A note indicates to hold medication if BP is less than 120 and HR is less than 65. What action do you take?
What is take vitals before dispensing drugs.
200
Store in a cool place, keep out of reach of children, Shake well before using. These are all examples of what?
What are Warning lables
300
What 4 "names" should be on the medical label?
Name of:
-Patient
-Drug
-Doctor
-Pharmacy
300
a MAR is what kind of document?
What is a legal document
300
The MAR is signed when?
The drug is consumed by the patient
300
List two uses of warning labels
What is how to store drug, how to take drug, what to do/what not to do while on medication, possible side effects
400
Drugs may have an adverse reaction on patient if this is done.
What is the harm in ignoring a medical warning label
400
your patient's MAR states the following
Penicillin PK
225mg= 1 tablet
PO 1500mg/day/q.i.d
You give the patient 1.25 tablets q.i.d.
Is this an error?
Yes, the patient requires a dosage of 1800mg daily. If the drug only comes 225mg tablets the patient must recieve 2 tablets qid
400
A medication is to be taken b.i.d, after administering the medication you sign the MAR. Is you signature the only thing required?
No. Time when the medication was administered must be recorded as well.
400
Determine whether this drug is safe to take.
Here is your label:
Main Street Pharmacy
John Smith
Take one capsule by mouth three times daily for 10 days until all taken
Amoxicillin 500 mg capsules
No refills
Use before: 03/23/11
What is unsafe they have expired.
500
What two drugs were mixed up in the Calgary case? Which drug harmed the patient?
What is Potassium chloride and Sodium Chloride. The patient died after receiving a dose of Potassium Chloride
500
Your patient's MAR contains the following information:
Patients Name, Drug Name, Route, Time, date, Nurses Name and Signature, physicians name and signature. What is missing?
What is the dosage and frequency
500
Here is your MAR:
Lasix
40 mg
PO qd 0800
assume patient's information, date, time, allergies, and signatures are present.
What is missing?
What is nothing MAR is complete.
500
How many checks are preformed? explain the first check's steps in detail. (4 steps)
What is 3 checks.
First check involves:
- reading the MAR and remove corresponding medication from patients drawer
- Verify the patients name and hospital ID match the MAR
- Compare label of medication against MAR
- Check expiration date of medication