Abbreviations
Three times a day
What is TID?
Diabetes is a problem with this hormone.
What is Insulin?
This is the gold standard to preventing the spread of germs.
What is handwashing?
Average temperature
What is 98.6?
This federal law says you cant show anyone a residents information without my consent.
What is HIPPA?
By Mouth
What is PO?
When blood sugar is too high it is called this.
What is hyperglycemia?
OTC medication orders must contain certain items. Two requirements are these..
What is an exact dose, and exact time, a reason for giving and what to do if symptoms persist?
Pulse means the same as this
What is heart beats per minute?
32 hour medications aides cannot work here.
What are nursing homes/Assisted living facilities.
Right eye
What is OD?
This type of diabetic is insulin dependent
What is type 1?
Psychotropic medications have these, the highest warning of by the FDA of adverse drug reactions, and 1 example is this.
What are black box warnings. Examples are increased risk of suicide, addiction, death.
Average respirations
What is 12-20?
Medication aides cannot give medications without checking the 5 basic rights. These are the 5 basic rights of medication administration
What are resident, drug, dose, route, and time?
QHS
What is every night?
These are 2 symptoms of low blood sugar.
What are sweat, cold, clammy, blurred vison, unresponsiveness, altered mental status.
Controlled substances have special requirements due to high risk of abuse. 3 requirements are these.
What are : double locked, counted before and after each shift, separate log book, signed out with each admission.
Average pulse ox
What is 95-100?
PRN medications cannot be given without this.
What is a doctor's order?
GTT
What is drop?
When a person is UNRESPONSIVE due to hypoglycemia, this medication is given.
What is glucagon?
3 ways to communicate a medical event are
What are :Medical activity note, log book, email, verbally tell the next shift, let supervisor know and incident report?
These are 2 things that could increase a blood pressure
What are talking, eating, legs crossed, feeling distress?
Medication aides cannot give a resident medication for convenience. That is known as this.
What is chemical restraint?