Lesson 4: Medication Administration

Question 1

List some serious results of medication errors.

Answer 1

Death, life threatening situation, hospitalization, disability, birth defect.

Question 2

What are the 5 rights of medication administration?

Answer 2

Right medication, patient, dose, time and route

Question 3

Is a full name and date of birth considered adequate identifiers for patients? Y/N?

Answer 3

Yes

Question 4

Define the term “scope of practice”

Answer 4

Defines permissible activities for the members of a healthcare profession.

Question 5

What are two major routes drugs can be administered?

Answer 5

Enteral and Parenteral

Question 6

Define enteral.

Answer 6

Pertaining to the alimentary canal or intestines. Include oral, buccal, sublingual and rectal.

Question 7

Define parenteral.

Answer 7

Pertaining to beside or outside of the intestines. Medications include any drug delivered other than the digestive tract. Such as topical, transdermal, mucosal, inhalation, injectable and intravenous.

Question 8

What does MAR stand for?

Answer 8

Medication administration record.

Question 9

What position should patients be in when given orally medication?

Answer 9

Fowlers position, up right