Abbreviations
Conversions
Passing GO
It's All About the Drugs
Write It Up, Up, Up
100
BID
What is twice a day?
100
One teaspoon in mls.
What is 5?
100
These are the 5 rights.
What is right person, right medication, right dose, right time and right route?
100
These are the 2 major categories of medications.
What are prescription and non-prescription (OTC)?
100
It's abbreviation is MAR.
What is the Medication Administration Record?
200
TBS
What is tablespoon?
200
Abbreviation "cc" in measurement stands for this.
What is cubic centimeters?
200
These two medication routes require a witness.
What are vaginal and rectal?
200
This can be a side effect or an adverse effect and why.
What is a rash, depending on severity and whether it is an anaphylactic reaction?
200
Not documented, ...
What is "not done"?
300
Name 3 abbreviations in medicine that begin with the letter "Q".
What is Q, QD, QOD, QID, or QHS?
300
Name four units of measurement on a standard plastic medication cup.
What are mls, ccs, oz, TBSP, tsp and drams?
300
These cannot be added to an MRB.
What are PRNs and special instruction meds?
300
This is the only time you can crush and hide a med in applesauce.
What is never?
300
5 items printed on the med label, MARs and physician orders.
What are the individual's name, name of the medication, dose of the med, frequency to give the med, and route for the med?
400
The abbreviation of 3 medical provider titles that can write prescriptions for us.
What is MD, DO, PA or NP?
400
If Larry takes 250mg of Levaquin, 2 tablets 4 times daily, this is his daily dose of Levaquin in mgs.
What is 2000mg?
400
The times controlled count must be completed.
What is at the beginning of your shift, the end of your shift, when administering the medication and when an error is suspected?
400
Two types pills cannot be crushed.
What are semi-solid (gel cap, capsule), enteric coated?
400
For the paper MAR, this is when you initial, this is when you circle, this is when you put a line through and this is when you sign.
What is after a med has been given or monitored, after a med has been refused, after an error, and after documenting on the front of the MAR you must sign on the back?
500
These 2 units of liquid measurement are equivalent to each other.
What is ml and cc?
500
30mls, 30ccs, 1 ounce, and 6 tsp- all these are equal to this.
What are 2 TBS?
500
Name the medication that is given PRN rectally for seizures.
What is Diastat (Diazepam Gel)?
500
Name 5 types of med errors not including not following the 5 rights.
What is not giving a med, allowing a med to run out, not following the nurse's instructions, not administering a med properly, and not completing the Med Pass Release Form.
500
These four situations render a medication expired.
What is if the med is expired per the manufacturer, there is no pharmacy label, the label cannot be read, there is no expiration date on the pharmacy label?