Medication Rights
Error being made if you give the wrong person the medications.
What is "Right person"?
Allegra
Take 60 PO twice a day
What is incorrect dose?
The dose should say 60mg, 60mcg, 60 tabs. etc.
Order says:
Take 1 tablet by mouth at bedtime.
Medication is:
Trazodone 100mg
Number of milligrams you will give.
What is 100mg?
The equivalent to 1 tsp.
What is 5ml?
Name the abbreviations for "by mouth" and "nothing by mouth"
What are PO and NPO?
Error being made if the order says to give 2 tablets but you only give 1 tablet.
What is "Right Dose"?
Fluphenazine
Give 25mg/ml once a month
What is no route indicated?
(By mouth? Injection? Feeding tube?)
Order says:
Take two tablets by mouth QID.
Medication is:
MAPAP 325mg
Number of milligrams given and how often.
What is 650mg four times a day?
Normal oxygen saturation
What is 95% to 100%?
Name the abbreviations for twice daily, three times daily, and four times daily.
What are:
BID
TID
QID?
Error being made if the medication is given late.
What is "Right time"?
Ofloxacin
Instill 5 drops twice a day
for 14 days
What is no route?
(Ear drops? Eye drops?)
Order says:
Take one capsule by mouth once daily at noon.
Medication is:
Loxapine 10mg
Number of capsules administered.
What is One?
Equivalent to 30ml
What is 1 oz?
Meaning of HS when it is given
What is hour of sleep and at bedtime?
Error being made if you forget to initial the date on the MAR.
What is "Right Documentation"?
Lanoxin
Give one 0.25mg tablet PO
What is no time?
Order says:
Take 600mg PO BID
Medication is:
Ibuprofen 200mg
Number of pills given and how often.
What is 3 pills, 2 times a day?
Example of a high blood pressure
What is anything above 160/90?
Meanings of abbreviations PRN and STAT
What are "as needed" and "immediately"?
The 7 Rights of Medication Administration.
What are: Right Person
Right Dose
Right Medication
Right Dosage Form
Right Time
Right Route
Right Documentation?
Tylenol 325mg
Give 1 tablet PO every 6 hours as needed.
What is no indication for this PRN medication?
Order says:
Give 1 capsule (300mg) by mouth TID for agitation
Medication is: Neurontin (Gabapentin)
Number of times this medication will be given in a day.
What is three times?
Medication held if a client's heart rate is less than 60 beats per minute
What is Digitalis?
(Lanoxin, Digoxin)
Abbreviations for
every day and
every other day
What are QD and QOD?