Medication Rights
This is the first of the “5 Rights” and ensures you are giving medication to the correct resident.
What is the Right Resident?
This document is used to record medication administration.
What is a MAR (Medication Administration Record)?
What is a physician’s order?
This is required before starting any new medication.
These are the 5 core principles every med tech must follow before administering medication.
What are the 5 Rights of Medication Administration?
This right ensures the medication matches the physician’s order.
What is the Right Medication?
You should document medication administration immediately after doing this??
What is administering the medication?
This must be updated when a medication is discontinued?
What is the MAR?
A resident refuses medication. Your next step is this.
What is document refusal, fax pcp, notify poa, and notify supervisor?
This right confirms the correct amount of medication is given.
What is the Right Dose?
What is refusal on the MAR and notification of supervisor/doctor?
This must be documented if a resident refuses medication.
This should be checked when receiving new medications from the pharmacy.
What are medication orders and labels for accuracy
A family member asks you to give an over-the-counter medication not on the MAR.
What is do not administer without a physician’s order?
This right ensures medication is given at the correct scheduled time.
What is the Right Time?
What is pre-signing the MAR?
This is NEVER allowed when documenting medications.
This is required when there is a change in dosage or instructions.
What is a new physician’s order?
You accidentally give the wrong medication.
What is report immediately and complete an incident report?
This right confirms the medication is given in the correct way (e.g., oral, topical).
What is the Right Route?
If a medication error occurs, this must be completed?
What is an incident report.
This must be done when a resident returns from the hospital with new meds.
What is medication reconciliation
A resident is asleep during med pass time.
What is follow facility policy and attempt later if appropriate?