Safety Strategies
This acronym is for medications that look like another medication when written or sound like another medication when spoken.
What is LASA?
The length of time allowed by policy for reassessment after administration of a PRN pain med.
What is within 4 hours?
The acronym SAD, which must be on the label of medication that is prepared and not immediately administered, represents these 3 items.
What is Strength, Amount, and Drug?
Oxycodone 5-10 mg PO every 4 hours PRN. The "5-10 mg" is an example of this.
What is a range order?
This last action will prevent the administration of an incorrect medication.
What is barcode scanning?
These types of medications pose a heightened risk for patient harm when used incorrectly.
What are high-alert medications?
These are the necessary pain assessments for acute pain.
What is location and severity?
Action when a medication/solution is found unlabeled or inappropriately labeled.
What is immediately discarded?
This is the process when deciding what home medication to reorder/hold during admission.
What is medication reconciliation?
What is a 2-patient identifier (name, date of birth, and/or medical record number)?
diphenhydrAMINE is an example of this.
What is Tallman lettering?
Unless prescriber specified, this is the first dose initially administered on a PRN range dose order?
What is the lower dose?
In this instance, a medication label is not required.
What is administered by the person who prepared it without a break in the process?
When a medication order is unclear or ambiguous, this person is contacted.
What is the prescribing provider?
A patient's personal medication may be used only after inspected by this role.
What is a pharmacist?
A medication that may cause harm when staff are accidentally exposed to them.
What is a hazardous drug?
This pain scale may only be used on children and non-verbal ICU patients.
What is the FLACC scale?
If expiration date is not before, multidose vials must be labeled with this.
What is a BUD (beyond use date) of 28 days?
The order of two medications for the same PRN indication for use, given via the same route, without administration instructions.
What is therapeutic duplication?
A medication error or near miss must be entered into this safety system.
What is RL6?
These classic high-alert medications are referred to as "PINCH" medication.
What are Potassium, Insulin, Narcotics, Chemotherapy, and Heparin?
What is an order?
Medication drawn into a syringe and not immediately administered must be labeled with this BUD (beyond use date)?
What is 4 hours from preparation?
The roles that can complete a medication history.
What is the nurse, clinician, or pharmacist (tech)?
These are the 7 rights for medication administration.
What is: right patient, right medication, right dosage, right route, right time, right to know/refuse, and right documentation?