Medication Abbreviation
5 Basic Medication Rights
Hodgepodge
Steps of Drug administration
Diabetes
100

This abbreviation means By Mouth

What is PO?

100

This right refers to who is taking the medication

What is resident/patient/client?

100

This is one of a patients right protected by HIPPA

What is confidentiality/privacy

100

This is the first step of administering medication

What is gather our supplies?

100

This is one symptom of low blood sugar

Dizziness/ Confusion

200

This abbreviation means every 4 hours

What is Q4H

200

This right refers to what we are administering

What is Drug/Medication?

200

This is the location that 32hr medication aides cannot work

What are nursing homes?

200

This is the 2nd step of medication administration

What is perform hand hygiene and put on gloves?

200

This is the way we administer insulin

What is subcutanous/fat tissue?

300

This abbreviation means Capsule

What is cap

300

This refers to be when the medication will be taken

What is time?

300

This should be checked prior to giving medications and certain foods

what is allergies?

300

This is the 3rd of medication administration. hint This is 2 procedures in one. 

What is checking the Mar for orders and checking the 5 patient rights

300

This is what we check to determine if a person may need insulin

What is blood sugar levels

400

This abbreviation means take as needed

What is PRN?

400

This refers to how much drug will be given

What is dose?

400

The 2 entities govern regulations o medication aides in Virginia

What are the Virginia Board of Nursing and Virginia Drug Control Act
400

These are 2 ways to verify a patients identity

What is name and birthday or picture or ask someone who works in the facility

400

this is typically the first symptom that children present with when diabetes is initially diagnosed

What is bedwetting

500

This abbreviation means to take every night

What is QHS

500

This right refers to how a medication will be given

What is route?

500

This is the class of medications that includes groups like anti depressants, anti psychotics ets

What are psychotropics

500

This is the final step of medication administration

What is Document

500

Insulin is administered in this dose measurement. Hint it is not milliters

What is units?