Six Rights
This is the first right of medication administration.
What is Right Patient?
This is when medication administration should be documented?
What is immediately after administration?
This should always be verified prior to administering medication.
What is the patient's identity?
This is where controlled substances are stored.
What is the Pyxis?
These are your primary steps when someone refuses a medication.
What are document the refusal and notify the provider according to policy.
This right ensures that medication is given at the correct time.
What is the right time?
In addition to the time given, this also must be documented after giving an injection.
What is the injection site?
These 2 resources should be used when diluting injectable medications.
What are Lexicomp and/or Manufacturer recommendations?
You must do this if only part of a controlled substance is given.
What is waste the reminder immediately with a witness.
This needs to happen before a high alert medication can be administered.
What is the medication is double checked by two licensed RNs or with a pharmacist?
The six rights are important because they do these 2 things.
What is the six rights reduce medication errors and promote patient safety?
These 2 things should be documented about the patient's response to the medications.
What are effectiveness and any adverse reactions?
It is acceptable to use a prefilled syringe to dilute IV push medications.
What is false?
Effectiveness should be documented within one hour and may include pain score.
What is true?
A medication order must include the following items.
What is the start and stop time, the order number, medication name, dose, route, frequency and expanded directions.
This right verifies the medication is charted correctly after administration.
What is the right documentation?
This login should be used to document medication administration.
What is the clinician's own EMR username and password?
These are the best ways to prevent medication errors.
What is to follow the Six Rights and to verify all medication orders.
According to policy, you must do this if there is a discrepancy in the controlled substance count.
What is report it.
These steps need to be taken if the medication label does not match the MAR during medication preparation.
What is stop, verify the order and do not administer until the discrepancy is resolved.
These are the six rights of medication administration.
What are the right patient, the right medication, the right dose, the right route, the right time and the right documentation.
The 2 reasons it is important to accurately document medication administration.
What are accuracy and patient safety?
These are the steps to take if you discover a medication error.
What is to assess patient, notify the provider, report the error and document according to policy.
3 reasons controlled substances are monitored closely.
What are preventing diversion, maintain accountably, and ensure patient safety.
These are the immediate priorities if your patient develops an allergic reaction after you administer a medication to them.
What are assess the patient, provide emergency care as needed, notify the provider, document the event, and follow adverse event reporting procedures.