Medication Administration
The five medication rights are
What is right medication, right patient, right route, right form, and right time
This is how many milligrams are in a gram
What is 1000 mg
Acetaminophen is in this drug class
What is analgesics
These are the administration spots for subcutaneous
What is back of the arm, abdomen, and inner thigh
This is when you complete your medication checks
What is while pulling the medication, after pulling the medications, and before giving the medication to the patient.
The patient order is for 650 mg aspirin. The bottle shows 325mg/pill. How many pills is the MA going to administer
What is 2 pills
Furosemide is in this drug class
What is diuretics
Moxtag has what generic name
What is amoxicillin
These medications can be given by an MA through an IV
This is how you preform your patient identifiers with a non-verbal or confused patient.
What is verifying with the patient' wrist band and the patient chart.
A MA is preparing to administer an antibiotic IM. The order is for 250 mg of the medication. The label on the medication reads 200 mg/mL. How much would the MA give?
What is 1.5 ML
Glipizide is in this drug class
Oleptro has what generic name
What is trazodone
These are medications that cannot be cut, chewed, or crushed
What are enteric coated medications
This is the acronym for a medication to be given four times a day
What is QID
The MA has a order to give a patient 500 mg of a medication. The stocked medication label reads 1200 mg/2 mL. How many mLs of the medication will be given?
What is 0.8 mL
This medication is in the Leukotriene receptor antagonists.
What is montelukast?
Flolipid has what generic name
What is simvastatin
This is the fastest absorbing administration route
What is IV
This and a provider signature are required on prescriptions
What is National Provider Identifier (NPI)
A pediatric patient has an order for tetracycline elixir QID for a child weighing 50 lbs. The dosage ordered is 8mg/kg/day in equally divided doses. How many mg would be in each dose? (round to the nearest tenth)
What is 45.5 mg/dose
This medication is in the proton pump inhibitor class
What is pantoprazole?
The company that created the medication will market it using which name
What is brand name
These are the names of administration spots for intramuscular injections
What is vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal, and deltoid