Medications Safety 1
This a patient safety verification to help prevent an adverse immune response from medication administration
What is Patient Allergies Verification
These are 3 aseptic practices for medication dispensing / administration
What is hand hygiene;
What is alcohol swab of vial/ampule;
What is use of transfer device
This is what you do for an Unlabeled medication
What is Discard
Keep these for medication safety verification and handoff until end of procedure
What are original medication containers
Color of Container for Pharmaceutical waste
What is BLUE
Titles of Staff who must verify medications to be dispensed to back table
Who is Circulating RN and Surgical Technologist (or Scrub RN)
These are the contents on the syringe label
What is correct medication Name, Strength and Amount
This is process for medications reviewed on and off the sterile field upon a break or relief
What is a medication handoff report
National Patient Safety Goal #3
What is "Improve the Safety of Using Medications"
Color of Waste Container for RCRA medication waste
What is BLACK
Requirement for medication removed from it original container but not immediately administered
What is Medication Labeling
Content RN and ST verifies to be on the sterile field medication Container Label PRIOR to dispensing/receiving medication to back table
What is CORRECT Medication Name, Strength and Amount
These are examples of Sharps Safety practices with handling of medications
What is
Single hand "scoop" technique
Use of Hypodermic Safety Device
Neutral zone
Verbal announcement of a sharp's placement
Sharps Container
Double Gloving
Work area for medication preparation
What is a clean disinfected work area
Medication Confirmation made with the surgeon
What is Medication Identification - Name, strength, amount
"Bent Seal","Cracked or Chipped Glass",
"Medication Precipitates and/or Discolorations"
What are signs of a medication damage or defect
Prefilled medication syringe barrels that are not allowed to have medication withdrawn
What is Carbuject (all / any prefilled manufactured medication syringes)
Syringe type not permitted to administer medications that have been further diluted in the syringe
What is a "prefilled" syringe
Person or department who Compounds/Admixes sterile medications except in emergencies
What is pharmacist/pharmacy
Acronym used for "Beyond Use Date" for Medication Compounding/Admixtures performed outside of the pharmacy
What is BUD
This is medication/solutions criteria visually and verbally verified by the RN and ST before dispensing of medications to back table.
What is Medication Name, Strength, Amount and Expiration Date,
and
Diluent Name and Volume (as applicable)
These are 2 types of waste dispositions of medications
What is pharmaceutical waste
What is RCRA waste
These are Ignitable, Corrosive, Reactive , Toxic Medications requiring special waste disposal
What is RCRA medication waste disposal (Resource Conservation Recovery Act)
(Federally regulated program)
Type of Orange Label used to identify the Patient's Name, MR/FIN #, Medication Name, Amount of Additive, Name of Preparer, Date and Time mixed and Beyond Use Date and Time (1 hour) for emergency admixture medications prepared outside of pharmacy
What is an admixture label
"BUD" Admixture Medication Expiration Time
What is one hour