Exam 11: Safe Medication Administration

The Joint Commission and the Institute for _______________ Medication Practice have identified abbreviations that should not be used.

You need to _____ in order to teach patients as well as observe the effects of unfamiliar medications.

The medication order for Mrs. Valentino is to administer a medication via the patient's nasogastric tube. When the medication technician enters Mrs. Valentino's room, he observes that Mrs. Valentino no longer has a nasogastric tube; it was discontinued earlier in the day. What should the medication technician do?

The patient is ordered Heparin 5,000 units Sub-Q daily. Is this order correct?

Checking a medication three times ensures which of the following?

Which personnel may accept verbal orders in the United States is governed by

When taking a(n) _______________ order, the practitioner should write the order as she receives it, read the order back to the AP, and have the AP confirm the order.

Mrs. Walsh requested more pain medication. According to the MAR, she can have the medication every 4 hours. She last received a dose at 1400 and it is now 1630. The healthcare provider gives the medication. This violates the basic right of the right _______________ for medication administration.

In which of the following situations would a verbal order be acceptable?

Patient _______________ refers to explaining to the patient or caregiver how to procure the prescribed medication, how to administer it, and what to look for when administering it.

The abbreviation cc (cubic centimeter) is considered to be error prone; what should be used instead?

To promote accuracy and safety, the medication label should be checked _______________ before the medication is administered to the patient.

The Zantac order is missing the _______________.

The instructions for _______________ should be written "hold if the heart rate is less than 60 or greater than 100."

The patient has the right to _______________ a medication; however, the healthcare provider must document this and notify the physician.

A healthcare provider giving medications must know the _______________ for giving the drug.

Documentation of medication administration should be done

Which of these is an observation that might be made following the administration of a medication?

The physician's order does not include why a medication is to be given. The healthcare provider administering the medication will not be able to fulfill which "right" of medication administration without clarifying the order?

Medication administration must be followed by the right _______________ on the patient's MAR.