Nutrition
Iron is best absorbed by this vitamin
What is Vitamin C?
Preferred method of medication administration
What is oral?
Term for order to be carried out now
What is STAT?
The times a nurse should check a med label
What is when the medication is pulled, prepared, and given?
When medication administration is documented
After administration
Vitamin K foods are avoided when taking this drug
What is Coumadin (warfarin)?
Administration of MDI
What is inhaled?
The missing item in this order:
Demerol 25mg Q4H PRNpain
What is route of administration?
Patient identifiers
What are name, date of birth, medical record number?
Adverse patient reaction to a medication is documented here
What are nurse's notes?
Factors that affect chosen needle size/length
What is site, patient size, medication viscosity, type of injection (subq, IM, ID)?
Considerations for application site of topical medications
What is/are body hair, scars, wounds, tattoos?
Priority intervention for illegible order
What is call prescriber for verification?
Priority assessment prior to administration of new prescription
What is allergy assessment?
Necessary documentation for PRN medication
What is reason?
Preferred sites of subcutaneous injection
What is/are the back of the arm, lower abdomen, upper thigh, lower back?
Term for administration under the tongue
What is sublingual?
Abbreviations such as qd and MS, and numbers with no leading zero (.2) or a trailing zero (2.0) are on this form
What is the Do Not Use list?
Priority intervention for the nurse preparing to mix medications for injection
What is check for compatibility?
Medication errors are reported here
What is a variance report?
Anatomical landmarks for ventrogluteal injection
What are the greater trochanter and the anterior iliac crest?
Medications that cannot be given through a tube
What is/are enteric coated, extended release, gel caps?
What is with the prescriber's name followed by the nurse's signature?
Things the nurse is responsible for knowing before medication administration
What is/are the name of the medication, classification (what it does), dose, side effects?
Items required for correct documentation of medication administration
What is the drug name, dose, route of administration, date and time, and patient response?