Routes
What is the most common route of administrating medications?
What is Oral (PO)
Which order is given "as needed"?
What is PRN
When can some medications (mostly daily) be administered if you're unable to administer it at the scheduled time?
What is 30 minutes before or 30 minutes after the scheduled time
The major cause of medication errors is...
What is distraction
If the patient has dysphagia, what might you do to help the patient take their medication?
What is
crush the tablet and mix it in apple sauce or pudding
Where would you administer a Sublingual medication?
What is under the tongue
Which prescription orders are only administered ONCE?
What are One-time order and STAT order
What does MAR stand for?
What is Medication Administration Record
The Nurse should be aware of these High-Alert drugs
What are Opiates, Sedatives, Insulins, and Anticoagulants
When administering medication via Enteral tube, what temperature should the liquid medication be at?
What is room temperature
What is the abbreviation for subcutaneous administration?
What is it doesn't have one
Other names for this type of order are "order set" and "protocol"
What is Standing order
While performing the 3 checks, which rights are you checking for each time?
What are
Right drug, Right patient, Right dose, Right route, Right time,
Which 4 kinds of drugs should the nurse NEVER crush?
What are enteric-coated tablets, capsules, long-acting, sustained release drugs
The rectal route of administration requires the patient to be in what position?
What is left side SIMS
What are the 2 different methods of administering a Rectal (PR) medication?
What are rectal suppository and enema
What indicates a medication that is administered at regular time intervals to maintain consistent levels of the drug in the patient's body?
What is ATC, Around The Clock
When does the Nurse perform the 3 checks?
What is
1. As the medication is being removed from the dispensing machine/cart
2. After the medication is removed from dispensing and compared to the MAR
3. Immediately before administering, at bedside
It's important to monitor the vasovagal response when administering medication through what route?
What is Rectal (PR)
After receiving medication via Oral (PO) route, how long should the patient remain in an upright position?
30 minutes
What are the 8 different routes of administration?
What are
Oral, Sublingual, Enteral, Rectal, Subcutaneous, Inhalation, Intramuscular, Transdermal
Name all of the different types of orders
What are Routine, PRN, Standing, One-time, STAT, Titration
What are the 5 Rights of Medication Administration that were not part of the original 6?
What are
Right reason, Right response (interaction), Right to education, Right history or assessment, Right to refuse
What 3 things should the nurse do when a medication error occurs?
What are
1. Immediately monitor the patient's condition and watch for side effects
2. Notify the nurse manager and prescribing provider
3. Write an incident report
When administering medications via Enteral Tube, when should you flush the tube with at least 15 ml of water?
What is before administering the medication, between medications, and after the last administration