Medications
Medicare
Survey
Potpourri
Miscellaneous
100
28 days
What is the number of days an opened insulin vial is good for
100
Every shift
What is how often you chart on Medicare A residents and do their vital signs
100
Be on time, ensure proper seating, orders, and that food is cut up
What is the nurses responsibility in the dining room
100
How you know what treatment to apply to a wound
What is the Wound Care Protocol
100
Every medication order should have one of these
What is a diagnosis
200
You should complete a check list before asking the physician to order one of these or giving a PRN one
What is and anti-psychotic
200
This tells you what to address in your Medicare charting
What is the Medicare Blue sheet
200
This is what surveyors will base the focus of the survey on
What is the resident interview
200
These should be checked and ititiated before calling the physician
What are standing orders
200
Use a purple top wipe and gloves, leave wet, and clean after each use
What is the proper way to clean a glucometer
300
These should be removed from the cart the first day of the month noted
What are expired medications
300
This requires 2 supporting notes from nursing
What is a therapy referral
300
These on the MAR's, TAR's and behavior sheets mean that the care was not provided
What are blanks or holes
300
You should pull this report every shift so you know if intervention is needed
What is a BM report
300
1 minute or up to 5 minutes depending on the medication
What is the amount of time to wait between eye drops or inhaled medications
400
This is your guide for knowing the 5 rights of safe medication administration
What is the MAR
400
2 times weekly
What is how often charting is required for Medicare B patients
400
You must use this when providing wound care, specifically dressing changes
What is sterile technique
400
Bed rails, geri-chairs, merri-walkers, foot pedals, locked, w/c, seat cushions, low beds, cradles mattresses
What are restraints if improperly used
400
With meals, before meals, while sitting up
What are directions that should be followed with medication administration
500
Yellow it out, date it and rewrite the new one in another space
What is the proper way to make a med order change on the MAR
500
This is how long you have to stay in the hospital to use Medicare A benefits
What is 3 days
500
These are on medication cassettes to draw attention to medications that should not be crushed or have look alike/sound alike names.
What are stickers or labels
500
These should be removed every night to monitor for skin problems
What are socks, splints, geri-sleeves and ted hose
500
When initiating standing orders like bowel protocol, it is not necessary to alert the physician unless the order says this
What is "notify the physician if symptoms persist greater then 72 hours"
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