Checking the Medication Order
This must be reviewed to know the medication name, dosage, time, and route.
What is the medication order?
How many times the medication should be checked to prevent errors.
What is three times?
Using two identifiers like full name and date of birth ensures this right.
What is the right patient?
The right that requires checking allergies before giving medication.
What is the right education or right patient?
When medication administration should be documented.
What is after the medication is given?
Permission that must be obtained from the patient or guardian before preparing medication.
What is consent?
The first time the medication label is checked.
What is when removing the medication from storage?
Ensuring the correct medication, strength, and dose.
What is the right medication?
What must be compared to ensure the correct dose is given.
What is comparing the prescription with the medication label?
What must be documented if a medication is not given.
What is documenting why it was not administered?
Information the MA must tell the patient before giving the medication.
What is the medication name, purpose, dosage, and route?
When the second medication check occurs.
What is when preparing the medication?
Making sure the medication form (tablet, liquid, cream) is correct.
What is the right form?
Why timing matters when administering medications.
What is to avoid interactions and ensure effectiveness?
Two examples of information included in proper documentation
What are date, time, dose, medication name, lot number, or expiration date?
Record used to compare the provider’s order with medication details.
What is the Medication Administration Record (MAR)?
When the third medication check is completed.
What is when returning the medication to storage or discarding it?
Confirming the medication is given by the correct method, such as oral or injection.
What is the right route?
A safety step required before giving digoxin.
What is checking the apical pulse?
Information that must be explained to the patient before administration.
What are medication name, reason, effects, side effects, and allergies?
Why checking the medication order is critical before administration.
What is to prevent medication errors and ensure patient safety?
The main purpose of performing the three checks.
What is preventing medication errors?
This right ensures the patient understands what medication they are receiving and why.
What is the right education?
The overall goal of following all medication rights.
What is preventing medication errors and protecting patients?
Why documenting after administration, not before, is important.