Medication Administration
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| What does the FDA regulate or monitor? | show 🗑
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| Review steps for administering meds. (end of chp 36). | show 🗑
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| What are some common causes of med errors? | show 🗑
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| show | * Clients full name
* Date and time order was written
* Name of medication
* Dosage size, frequency, number of doses
* Route of administration
* Indication (mostly PRNs)
* Signature of prescriber
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| What is the Nurse Practice Acts include? | show 🗑
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| show | * Do not add meds directly to feeding
* Each med separately
* Dilute solid or liquid medications as appropriate
* Avoid mixing medications being administered through an ET Tube.
* Stop feeding-Flush w/15mL before and after each med.
* Flush again. C
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| show | * Restart enteral feedings when appropriate.
* Collaborate with your pharmacist.
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| What are some important points to remember about ET Tubes? | show 🗑
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| show | * some meds such as Dilantin are a problem due to slow absorption.
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| What are some of the Parenteral medications? | show 🗑
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| show | * Deltoid IM (.5 to 1mL of fluid) 3 finger widths below process.
* Ventrogluteal IM
*Vastus Lateralis IM (mid thigh, lateral from midline)
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| Define a medication error | show 🗑
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| What is the estimation of people harmed every year? | show 🗑
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| What are the Three Checks used to assure safety when giving meds? | show 🗑
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| show | * Drug
* Client
* Dose
* Time
* Route
* Documentation
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| What are some other Rights? | show 🗑
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| show | * Heparin
* Insulin
* Lidocaine
* Magnesium Sulfate
* Potassium Chloride and Potassium Phosphates
* Sodium Chloride
* Warfarin
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| show | * Double Locked
* Narcotic Counts
* Wasting Narcotics
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| What are some patient teaching points? | show 🗑
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| show | * Side effects
* Adverse Reactions (harmful to body)
* Toxic reactions
* Allergic reactions
* Idiosyncratic reactions
* Cumulative effect (increases w/added doses)
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| show | * Antagonistic
* Synergistic
* Incompatibilites
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| What do you do when you commit a med error? | show 🗑
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| show | * Check Physicians order against MAR
* Follow 6 rights
* Check for compatibility
* Check for bioavailability
* Verify any allergies
* Explain rationale to Pt.
* Perform assessments needed prior (VS)
* Document medication administration immediately
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