Routes
Where are topical medications applied?
Where should they be stored?
Topical is applied to the top of skin, external skin
They should be stored away from other medications, by themselves.
What type of tablet prevents medication from being dissolved in the stomach?
Enteric Coated
The 7 rights of medication administration are?
What is the right
Person, Medication, route, time, consistency, right record, right dose.
Medication that have an affect on the entire body.
What is systemic affect?
When can direct care staff take a verbal or telephone order from a nurse or doctor.
When is never.
Who can take the order?
The easiest, safest way to take medications is by this route?
By mouth
You have left over medication that needs to be destroyed. What do you do.
What is call the nurse so she can follow company policy for medication disposal.
When administering medications to an individual you must check the rights 3 times. When?
What is when you take it out of the locked storage, before removing the medication , and immediately before administration?
When administering liquid medications we must only use?
What is a medicine cup or measure provided with the medication?
A when a nurse trainer delegates to a qualified, competent assistive personal aka DSP in a selected situation that does not require nursing judgment or decision making
What is a task?
Medications given by the oral route but made to NOT dissolve in the stomach.
What are enteric coated medications
When two more drugs used at the same time affect each other actions.
What are medication interactions.
What is attempt 2 more times over 1/2 hour and notify the nurse if not successful.
A medication given as needed
How would you document the PRN medication
What is a PRN Med?
Document on the back and then recheck and write a follow-up--Did the medication work for complaint for the paper Mar. On Emar schedule a follow up.
A life threatening reaction that needs immediate medical attention and can be visible as swollen lips, or difficulty breathing is known as?
What is anaphylactic shock?
What do you do?
Call 911
When a individual breathes medication into their lungs this route is?
Inhalation
When we go to Wal-Mart and purchase Tylenol for our family. This is known as what?
What over Over the Counter Drugs?
What do you do before administer medications.
What is wash your hands or use alcohol gel.
After using hand gel 3 times you must what? Go physically wash your hands in the bathroom.
When must you initial the MAR to indicate that you have observed the individual taking his medication?
Immediately after the medication is consumed.
What a DSP forgets to administer a medication this is known as form of?
What is neglect?
These medications go under the tongue, and are absorbed through the mucus membranes.
What are sublingual
What are Controlled substances?
What do you do FIRST if you administer the wrong medication to an individual?
What is call the Nurse-Trainer?
The most desirable medication storage condition is.
What is low humidity?
Billie mom wants you to start giving him Advil and she has brought it to your to start? What is your response.
I am sorry we can only administer medications that we are given an order for form the physician.