Documentation
You have initialed the this after administering the medication.
What is the medication log?
This error is when there is an incorrect strength, no refill information, and illegible writing.
What is prescribing error?
Motrin 200 mg. Take 2 tabs PO PRN for pain.
What is frequency?
Daily/every.
What is QD?
The right patient, medication, dose, route time, and documentation are called.
What are the 6 Rights of Medication Safety?
You only use this to document.
What is blue or black ink?
CB's guanfacine is scheduled for 4:00 pm. It was not administered.
What is an omission error?
You have Tylenol 325 mg PO q4h for fever.
What is dose?
ID
What is times per day?
Checking the label, order, and log.
What are Triple Checks?
You have circled your initials on the medication log.
What is a medication error?
PT takes propranolol at 8:00 am. It was administered at 9:00.
What is a wrong time error?
Administer Debrox 4 gtts QD.
What is route and purpose?
PRN
What is as needed?
You are preparing morning medications for SB and you notice the Abilify pill bottle is empty. I need to do this.
What is document log, complete a medication occurrence form, notify nurse trainer?
You have administered a medication and documented the medication, reason and result on the back of the log.
What is administered a PRN medication?
You missed administering a scheduled medication. You circled your initials, you provided reason on the back of the medication log, you used the proper code "o" on the back of the log, and you notified the nurse trainer.
What is an omission error?
Take metformin BID PO.
What is dose?
BID
What is 2 times a day?
You are taking a client to an annual physical appointment, and I need to bring these.
What is the physical form, annual recommendations form, and an HCP form.
Your client has refused to take their medications. You completed this form.
What is and Incident Report?
RT received his morning medications. Nurse trainer discovered that the medication was not signed off.
What is a documentation error?
Melatonin 5 mg. Take 10 mg PO
What is time?
QID
What is 4 times a day?
SD asked for Tylenol for a fever. You need to do 3 things.
Check if there is order.
Check the PRN Protocol to see if SD can take Tylenol for fever.
Check the last time it was given and is in the proper time frame.