Medication Administration

Question 1

right patient, right med, right route, right dose, right time

Answer 1

5 traditional rights of medication administration

Question 2

right documentation, right assessment, right to refusal, right education, right evaluation

Answer 2

5 additional rights of medication administration

Question 3

pt name / rm # , date/time, drug, dose, route, parameters/reason, frequency, signature

Answer 3

parts of a HCP’s “prescription” or “order”

Question 4

T.O. - Dr. Medicine
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VBRB (verified by readback)

Answer 4

how to document a telephone order

Question 5

assess the pt, report the error, fill out incident report,

Answer 5

what to do if med error occurs

Question 6

comparing medications taken in the previous setting (unit/floor) to the one’s that the pt is taking in current setting(unit/floor)

Answer 6

medication reconciliation

Question 7

crushing medications can increase risk of _______ effects and _______

Answer 7

adverse ; toxicity

Question 8

long acting drugs, buccal drugs, sublingual drugs

Answer 8

drugs that should not be crushed

Question 9

LA

Answer 9

long acting

Question 10

SR

Answer 10

slow or sustained release

Question 11

TD

Answer 11

time delay

Question 12

time delay

Answer 12

TD

Question 13

slow or sustained release

Answer 13

SR

Question 14

long acting

Answer 14

LA

Question 15

controlled release

Answer 15

CR

Question 16

controlled release tablet

Answer 16

CRT

Question 17

CRT

Answer 17

controlled release tablet

Question 18

CR

Answer 18

controlled release

Question 19

sustained actione

Answer 19

SA

Question 20

SA

Answer 20

sustained action

Question 21

extended release

Answer 21

ER

Question 22

ER

Answer 22

extended release

Question 23

time release

Answer 23

TR

Question 24

TR

Answer 24

time release

Question 25

extended length

Answer 25

XL

Question 26

XL

Answer 26

extended length

Question 27

contin

Answer 27

continuous acting

Question 28

continuous acting

Answer 28

contin

Question 29

24

Answer 29

24 hours

Question 30

24 hours

Answer 30

24

Question 31

generally cannot be crushed, but some can be opens and contents can be mixed with food or liquid

Answer 31

capsules

Question 32

do not open capsules that are ______ _________

Answer 32

long acting

Question 33

some can be mixed with liquids or sprinkled on food

Answer 33

powder filled capsule

Question 34

some can be given by making a hole in one end with 18 g needle and squeezing liquid out or drawing contents into syringe

Answer 34

liquid filled capsule

Question 35

generally are long acting ; do not crush or chew ; sprinkle on food and instruct pt not to chew the beads

Answer 35

bead or pellet filled capsules

Question 36

oral, buccal, sublinqual, topical, transdermal, ophthalmic, otic, nasal, rectal, vaginal, inhalants, parenteral

Answer 36

types of drug routes

Question 37

by mucas membrane on the cheek

Answer 37

buccal

Question 38

under tongue

Answer 38

sublingual

Question 39

just under skin ; avoid areas of break down

Answer 39

transdermal

Question 40

opthalmic

Answer 40

in the eyes

Question 41

in the ears

Answer 41

otic

Question 42

in the nose

Answer 42

nasal

Question 43

use sims position ; into the rectum

Answer 43

rectal

Question 44

into vaginal canal

Answer 44

vaginal

Question 45

inhaled through mouth or nose

Answer 45

inhalant

Question 46

injecting medication into body tissue ; always use sterile technique

Answer 46

parenteral route

Question 47

hub, tip of the inside of the barrel, shaft of the plunger, needle

Answer 47

sterile part of a syringe

Question 48

standard, insulin, tuberculin, prefilled-single dose

Answer 48

kinds of syringes

Question 49

color coded according to size, may need to be changed based on route of admin and size of pt, large sizes used for IV meds, to add meds to IV fluids,and irritations

Answer 49

standard syringe

Question 50

volume of fluid remaining on syringe and needle when plunger is depressed

Answer 50

dead space

Question 51

measurement according to milliliters and minims

Answer 51

calibration

Question 52

consists of plunger , barrel, hub, needle and dead space

Answer 52

standard syringe

Question 53

attached needle and no dead space, should only be used for insulin, measurement in units instead of milliliters, available in 0.3mL to 1mL syringes

Answer 53

insulin syringes

Question 54

most commonly used for intradermal injections ; used to administer small volume of medication, holds up to 1mL, also used for subQ injections and to prepare small doses for young children/infants

Answer 54

tuberculin syringes

Question 55

prefilled amount of med, emergency meds come this way,

Answer 55

prefilled single dose syringes

Question 56

never ______ used syringes

Answer 56

recap

Question 57

inside diameter of needle

Answer 57

gauge

Question 58

the smaller the _____ the larger the ______

Answer 58

gauge ; diameter

Question 59

slanted part at the tip of the shaft that creates a narrow shaft in the tissue

Answer 59

bevel

Question 60

distance from the tip to the hub of the needle

Answer 60

length

Question 61

intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, filer

Answer 61

types of needles

Question 62

hub, cannula/shaft, bevel

Answer 62

parts of a needle

Question 63

1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 inches 25, 26, 27 gauge uses: TB, allergy tests, peds pts

Answer 63

intradermal needle

Question 64

3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 5/16 inches 23, 25, 26, 30 gauge uses: insulin, heparin, vaccines

Answer 64

subcutaneous needle

Question 65

1, 1 1/2, 2 inches 18, 20,21,22, 23, 25 gauge uses: large volume that cannot be given subQ or intradermally ; thick, irritating meds

Answer 65

intramuscular needle

Question 66

1 to 3 inches long | 23 to 14 gauge

Answer 66

intravenous needle

Question 67

screening device used within hub to remove minute particles of foreign material from liquid solution should not be used for injections 1 1/2 inches long 20 gauge

Answer 67

filter needles / "straws"