NUR 220 Medication Administration

Question 1

1. first check

Answer 1

find the drawer for your patient and pull 8am meds. looking at MAR screens and then selecting the medications from the drawer

Question 2

2. second check

Answer 2

pull each med from the drawer check it against MAR

Question 3

3.

Answer 3

note any parameters for administering the medications, may need to navigate to VS flow sheet if needed

Question 4

4. enter the room

Answer 4

wash hands for real

Question 5

5.

Answer 5

introduce self and tell them what you will be doing

Question 6

6.

Answer 6

log into EMR and select the correct patent and navigate to MAR

Question 7

7.

Answer 7

use two patient identifiers compared to MAR SCREEN (not wrist band)

Question 8

8.

Answer 8

ask the patent about any allergies, check allergies in MAR and compare to medications to be administered

Question 9

9.

Answer 9

review the medications to be given including meds name and action with pt prior to opening

Question 10

10.

Answer 10

scan computer bar code sticker

Question 11

11.

Answer 11

scan PT id band

Question 12

12. third check

Answer 12

scan meds one at a time and check the correct dose, time, route, and med

Question 13

13.

Answer 13

input any required data into the MAR such as parameter documentation, refusals, or other information

Question 14

14.

Answer 14

ask the patient if they take meds all at once or one at a time
DO NOT OPEN MEDS

Question 15

15.

Answer 15

ensure that all meds are charted given/not given and then close EMR