Drug Storage
Which medication should be stored in Red Bins?
High Alert
What should be included on a medication syringe label?
Name of medication, Medication Strength, Lot Expiration, Quantity/volume, Prep Date
On the telephone
Indications and or symptoms
Where can staff find the hospital's list of high alert medications, unapporved abbreviations and LASA list?
Shared Drive
Which medication should be stored in yellow bin?
LASA (Look Alike Sound Alike)
How long is IV fluids good for once placed in IV warmer?
14 days
When taking a verbal order, in emergency situation, what must be done and or written?
Read back and verified
How should unused controlled substances be wasted?
RX Destroyer
When does a used multi-dose vial expire?
28 days from opening
How many days out are expired medications pulled?
30 days
Where should your name be listed if you have access to medication room?
Peonell Access Rooster
What are two patient identifiers used?
Patient Name, Patient DOB
What type of waste is silver nitrate?
Hazardous Waste
How often should the refrigerator temperature be recorded?
When should a drawer from the medication crash cart be exchanged?
According to the medication with the earliest expiration date.
Where should home medications be stored?
Signed into pharamcy to be stored.
What should be done prior to changing a patients order?
Call the prescriber
Where should you place used syringes/needles?
Sharps Container
What form is used to return expired medications?
Form 3161
What is the process when the person preparing a med/solution is not the person administering it?
Two part verification...verify labels both verbally and visually by both parties
LASA, High Alert, Antidote List, Metric Conversion Chart, Multi-dose Vial Chart, Hazardous Medications
What must be present on a medication order to make it complete?
Date, Time, Name of Medication, Route, Frequency, Dose
What is the most common unapproved abbreviation used?
QD