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Six rights of safe medication administration
Right drug in the right dose at the right time
Right route to the right person and record
Always include measurements after number
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BSA for lbs and inches
3131
BSA for kg and cm
3600
m^2
PCA
Patient controlled analgesia
IV pumps do not decrease the amount of errors
T
Roller clamps
Set flow rate
Clamp off IV tubing
Central line goes to
Superior vena cava
D
Dextrose
NS
Normal Saline
LR
Lactated Ringer’s
W
Water
S
Saline
Weight is rounded to nearest
Tenth
Drops are rounded to the nearest
Whole
Peripheral line
Hand, arm, or leg
Syringe pumps are used to
Infuse meds that cannot be mixed with other fluids or meds
Drip chamber is____.
Half full
Slide is used to
Temporarily stop an IV
Injection ports
Meds into the line or bag
Attachment of primary or secondary lines
Small volume IV meds measurements
Calibrated burette chamber
Direct injection of meds using a syringe
IV push or bolus
Policy for med errors
Report Remedial measures Reason determined Record incident Elise policy
Insulin is
Subcutaneous
Always in units