The letters in PQRST stand for
What is:
P: promotion/palliation
Q:quality
R:Region/Radiation
S: Severity Scale
T: Timing
The 7 rights of medication administration are
What are:
1. Right Medication
2. Right Dose
3. Right patient
4. Right Route
5. Right Time
6. Right indication
7. Right Documentation
What is
Medication
Medication cup
Water cup
The syringe volume and gauge size for sub Q needles:
1-3 mL
28-31G
The items you need for a IM injections
1-3mL syringe
Needle (22G-25G 5/8"-1 1/2")
antiseptic pads
gauze pads
Describe what a 1 in the F category of the FLACC scale would look like
What is slight grimacing and frowning
The routes of medication administration are
Oral, topical/transdermal, inhalation, ocular, otic, parenteral
What medication is often given subligual. What is it for
What is Nitroglycerin
If a patient is emaciated what angle of insertion do you use?
What is
90
The landmarks for injecting the Deltoid and ventrogluteal
What is
Do it right
What are the categories of the PAINAD scale
Breathing, Negative vocalization, Facial expression, Body language, Consolability
There are 7 extra patient rights regarding medications. What are at least 5 of them
What is:
To be informed about a medication
To refuse a medication
To have a medication history completed, to be informed of experiemental research status
To receive medication properly labeled and packaged
To get appropriate supportive therapy
To be free of unnecessary medications
What is:
Forget to check allergies and two patient identifiers
Give medication with food or drinks that could interact
Sub Q injection sites
What is
upper back of arm
abdomen
anterior thigh
Explain why we Z-track
What is:
To displace the subcutanious layer and trap the medication in the muscle
Name three non-pharmacological pain interventions
What is:
Heat/cool, repositioning, distraction, relaxations, counseling/pastoral services, complementary/alternative medicine
Before giving a medication you should ensure:
What is:
Check two patient identifiers
Check for allergies
Do an assessment related to medications
All three checks have been performed
The DO's of Oral Medication Administration
What is:
Consider patients swallowing abilities and observe aspiration precautions
consult pharmacy before crushing medication for oral administration
Demonstrate a subQ injection
What is
do it correctly
ADPIE stands for
What is:
A: assess
D: Diagnose
P: plan
I: intervene
E: Evaluate
What meds do we use for the different numeric pain levels?
Tylenol: 2-4
Oxycodone: 5-7
Hydromorphone: 8-10
When do we do the three checks for oral medication administration
What is:
1. When gathering medication
2. When medication is poured
3. When the medication is given at bedside
Medicines that cannot be crushed
Sustained Release, Extended Release, Enteric Coated, Sublingual
What is
massage the medication
aspirate for blood
The two stages of Assessment
What is:
Collection and verification
Analysis of information