Medication Management
If a solution or medication is removed from its original container, this must be placed on the new container.
What is a label?
*Label should include: medication solution/name, strength, quantity, diluents, volume, expiration date when not used in 24 hours, and expiration time when expiration occurs in less than 24 hours.
These labs must be verified prior to blood administration.
What are ABO and Rh?
A RN must complete a _________ within 24 hours of a patient's admission.
What is a nursing assessment?
These types of cords cannot be used at nursing stations or in patient rooms.
What are extension cords?
________ must be individualized to the patient and are documented on once a shift.
What is a care plan?
This must be worn when handling high-alert or hazardous medications.
What is PPE?
This document contains information on the medications patients should be taking when they are discharged from the hospital.
What is the After Visit Summary (AVS)?
*This is also available on the patient's MyHealth portal if the patient has an active account.
What is language?
What is tape?
What is ordered indication?
This agency should be contacted if the medication fridge temperature is out of range.
What is Temp Trac?
Critical results are reported to the LIP/APP within __________.
What is 60 minutes?
This must be documented upon a patient's first medication dose.
What is (first-dose med) education?
Emergency pull cords should be in this position.
What is free-hanging?
This is the time frame (from the patient's admission) in which care plans should be initiated.
What is 24 hours?
This describes the practice of using capital letters to distinguish between look alike/sound alike (LASA) medications.
What is tall man lettering?
(e.g. oxyCODONE versus oxyCONTIN)
This is used to assess a patient's suicide risk.
What is the Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) toolkit?
Notes from this provider team can be used to show evidence of discharge planning.
What is case management?
What is:
1) On the floor
2) Above the linen cart?
This should be done in the event patients express suicidal ideation.
What is removing objects that could be used to attempt suicide?
High-alert anticoagulant meds are labeled with a __________ medication sticker.
What is high alert?
*These labels are automatically printed from the Omnicell upon medication dispense.
This must be done in front of the patient when collecting blood or other lab specimens.
What is labeling?
These 4 social determinants of health are assessed on admission.
What are:
1) Accessing food
2) Housing
3) Transportation
4) Utilities?
What is lid?
First dose med education documentation includes these 4 elements.
What are:
1) Learner
2) Readiness
3) Method
4) Response?