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week 3 sherpath
Week 3 Medication Rights and Reconciliation
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The 7 rights of medication administration are | Right Patient - Right Medication- Right Dose -Right Time - Right Route - Right Documentation- Right documentation |
| The medication label is read ___ times to ensure the right medication is being administered. Use numbers only. | 3 |
| When calculating a medication dosage, how is a questionable result verified? | Check with another nurse |
| A healthcare provider prescribes a medication for a specific patient and includes the dose and the time. What other information must be included when a medication is prescribed? | The route of administration |
| What is the cause of up to 50% of all medication errors? | Poor communication at transition points |
| What is the purpose of medication reconciliation when a patient is discharged from a hospital to home care? | To compare a patient's medication orders to all the medciation being taken. |
| At what point during patient transition should the process of medication reconciliation begin? | Admission |
| Match each of the four statements to the correct right -The medication is ordered orally. - The nurse reads the medical record number. - The correct date is placed on the medication record. - The nurse know the amount of medicine to administer. | - Right route - Right patient - Right documentation- Right dosage |
| Which medication right is verified by checking the patient number on the medication record? | The right patient |
| Which components are included in the documentation of medication administration? | - Right date - Right time- Refusal of medication - initials of nurse administering medication |
| When a patient refuses a medication, what information should be documented in the record? | mental status |
| Along with the physician order, what needs to be taken into account when scheduling medication administration times for patients? | scheduled therapies |
| The Joint Commission's focus on medication reconciliation as a National Patient Safety Goal (NSPG) is in response to what issue? | Medication errors during transition points |
| In what situations can medication reconciliation be performed? | - Admission - Discharge- Home health |
| What helps to ensure that drug to frug interactions are avoided? | - family education - medication reconciliation - obtaining a health history - healthcare provider collaboration |
| With what other healthcare information must a patient's discharge medication orders be reconciled? | admission orders |
| What important step helps to prevent pre- and post- hospital medication errors? | ensuring patient knowledge |
Created by:
Brandi Sizemore
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