9 rights
Name and date of birth
What is the right patient?
Controlled substances, prescription meds, or OTC
What are the three drug categories?
expected action, adverse drug reactions and client education
Things I need to know to pass this class.
vials, prefilled syringe, ampules or mix-o-vial
What are different types of parenteral drugs?
time it takes for 50% of the medication to be excreted from the body
What is half life?
Patient states "I don't want it"
What is the right to refuse?
Drugs patients may buy without a prescription.
What are OTC medications?
scientific names in all lower care letters
What is a generic name?
apply gloves, clean skin, apply medication and/or educate patient
What are the steps to administering topical medication?
A health reason for not giving a prescribed medication
What is a contraindication?
"If it isn't documented, it didn't happen!
What is right documentation?
Example:
Multivitamin one-tab po daily at 8am
What is a standing order?
hives, itchy skin, swelling of the face or wheezing
What are the signs of anaphylactic shock?
buccal, eye drops, inhalers, vaginal or rectal drugs
What are ways to administer drugs through mucus memebranes?
IV adminstration
What is the fastest way to get meds into the body?
Facility policy, 2-hour window, routines
What is right time?
Name, DOB, route of administration, frequency and signature
What are things needed on a prescription?
ADME
What is absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion?
aspirate stomach contents, listen for gurgling sounds, flush before during and after
How to give medication via a G-tube or NG tube?
"P" in the acronym PINCH
What is Potassium?
Po, Sublingual, IV, IM or Transdermal
What is right route?
PINCH
What is the acronym for high alert drugs?
drugs that bind with a receptor to block a response
What is an antagonist?
1,000,000 mcg equals??
1000 mg or 1 g
drug that has a higher-than-normal risk for serious or even life-threatening problem
What are black box warnings?