safe medication administration is ensured by following ?
the 6 rights of medicatation administration
medicatation order
required for any medication to be administered by a nurse
types of orders based on frequency and urgency =
standing or routine, prn orders, stat orders, single one time orders
each order must include ?
clients name, drug ordered, dosage, route, time,
jcaho
joint commission on accreditation of healthcare organizations
who writes the order on the MAR?
nurse or unit secretatory
transcribed orders include?
clients full name, date the order is written, date the medication order expires, medication name, dose, frequency,(time ordered) and route
mar transcriber makes sure ___ and ____ are accurate
clients room and bed number
while transcribing nurse should be sure (), (), (), (), are legible and not smuged
names, dosages, symbols and abbreviationsa
a () is responsible for checking and initaling all transcribed orders against (?)
RN original orders
verbal order
medication or treatment order received by the nurse in the presence of the prescriber (emergency)
JCHO requires that the nurse () a verbal order
read back the complete order to the practitioner who made the order
verbal orders are entered into clients MAR /transcribed routinely names are
name of prescriber is entered next to the nurse
telephone orders
orders given over the phone after nurse updates prescriber about a change in clients condition transcribed same as a verbal and require a readback
verbal and or telephone orders must be signed by provider
within 24 hours
when meds are first ordered the nurse compares
label of the medication container with the form
when meds are first ordered the nurse compares medication container with the form (?) times and when
three times, 1. before removing the cointainer from the drawyer or shelf (2) as the amount of medication ordered is removed from container (3.) before returning the container to storage
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