Pharm- Know Your Rights Flashcards
5 “traditional” rights of medication?
Right dose, right drug, right route, right client, right time
What are the “non-traditional” rights?
Right documentation, client’s right to refuse the drug, right client education, right assessment, right evaluation, Potter and Perry includes the right indication.
How many times do you check the medication label and when?
- Before you take the medication off the shelf, as drug is withdrawn, and after you administer it before you return/discard the container.
A standard mL syringe is calibrated in what?
Tenths (0.1) of an mL
A insulin syringe is calibrated in what?
Units
A tuberculin (tb) syringe is calibrated in what?
Hundredths (0.01) of a mL
How are 5 and 10 mL syringes calibrated?
0.2 mL
The right route should be clearly identified on the pharmacy label and what else?
The written and transcribed prescription
If a drug prescription doesn’t have a route, what should you do?
Consult the healthcare provider
7 PM is what in military time?
1900
3 PM is what time in military time?
1500
11 PM is what time in military time?
2300
What are 3 ways you can check someone’s identity?
Check their ID band, check their medical record (MAR), always ask for the patient’s name
If a prescription error has occurred, what went wrong?
The healthcare provider messed up and gave a prescription that can harm the patient
If a transcribing error has occurred, what happened?
Data was inaccurately entered into the info system
