Administration
Hazardous Medications Will Have This On It.
What is a category label (A-D)?
PPE, blue chux, medication packaging, empty containers of bodily fluid (ie empty urinal/foley bag), are place here.
What is the trace hazardous waste container (black trash can with yellow hazardous waste bag)?
A medication that exhibits one or more of the following characteristics in humans or animals: 1) carcinogenicity 2) teratogenicity 3) reproductive toxicity 4) organ toxicity or 5) genotoxicity.
What is a hazardous medication?
This goes on the door of a patient taking a hazardous medication.
What is a yellow hazardous medication precautions sign?
You will don this when administering a Coumadin tablet.
What is one single pair of short cuff chemo gloves?
You will don this when administering a category C or D medication.
What is one pair of short cuff chemo gloves?
Linens contaminated with bodily fluids are placed in this.
What is a blue linen bag then a yellow bag?
Equipment designed to protect the user from exposer to hazardous medications.
What is Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)?
The information needed on the patient's room hazardous medication sign.
What is 1) when the date and time precautions started and 2) the precaution stop date (48 hours after last dose)?
This is how to instruct a patient who is on a hazardous medication to flush the toilet.
What is 1) place a plastic backed chux over the toilet, 2) flush twice, and 3) throw chux in the Yellow hazardous waste bin?
Contact this department if a category C tablet or capsule needs to be split/cut or opened.
What is the pharmacy?
Place this over the toilet prior to flushing urine, stool, or emesis.
What is a plastic backed disposable blue chux?
This device prohibits the escape of hazardous drug or vapor concentrations outside of the system.
What is a closed system transfer device (CSTD)?
This is placed on foley bag, urinal, pleur-evacs, or any collection device used for the patient's bodily fluid.
What is the yellow hazardous drug label?
This is to be given to the patient and family members prior to the initial administration of hazardous medication.
What is the Patient Communication-Safe Handling Precautions education document? (found on eSource)
This must be used to split or crush a category D hazardous tablet.
What is the designated USP800 Rx Crusher?
This is proper PPE when handling liquid hazardous bodily waste (urine, emesis, etc.).
What are 2 pairs of chemo gloves, chemo gown, goggles and full face shield (if splashing is likely)?
To do this, hold the hazardous medication IVPB below the level of the mainline IV solution and open roller clamp on the IVPB tubing.
This goes on the bed frame when transporting a patient on a hazardous medication.
What is yellow sign in plastic sleeve?
After administering spironolactone, this is where I will throw away my gloves, empty pill package and empty medicine cup.
What is the trace hazardous waste container? (Black trash can with yellow hazardous waste bag)
This device is used when administering a SubQ or IM hazardous medication injections.
What is a ChemoClave or closed system transfer device?
This is the PPE for handling contaminated linen.
What are 2 pairs of chemotherapy gloves and chemotherapy gown?
This is a national registry of all chemicals.
What are Safety Data Sheets (SDS)?
These can be discontinued 48 hours after the last dose of hazardous medication was completed.
What are hazardous medication precautions and signage?
A resource for associates who have questions about hazardous medications.
What is the eSource page titled, "Chemotherapy and Hazardous Drug References?"