What are 5 elements a label should include? - Answer -The residents name
-The name of the medication
-The date the prescription was issued
-The dose and instructions for administration
-The name and title of the prescriber
Hw should medications of different route be stored? - Answer In separat...
What are 5 elements a label should include? - Answer -The residents name
-The name of the medication
-The date the prescription was issued
-The dose and instructions for administration
-The name and title of the prescriber
Hw should medications of different route be stored? - Answer In separate areas in the
medication cart
What is the medication cycle? - Answer -Observation
-Report changes
-Communication w/ HC givers
-RECORD AND STORE
MEDICATION
-ADMINISTRATION AND DOCUMENTATION
-Observation
Name and describe the different precautions - Answer -Standard/universal precautions -
assumes that all residents are infected whether they are or not.
-Contact precautions - used for infections that are transmitted by direct resident contact
or contact with items in the resident environment. (scabies, c-diff, VRE and MRSA in a
wound, UTI's)
-Droplet precautions - used for infections that are transmitted from coughing, sneezing,
and talking or contact with the mucous membranes of the nose and mouth of an
, infected resident, 3 feet of an infected resident(influenza, MRSA and VRE in the lungs,
upper respiratory infections)
-Airborne precautions - used for infections that are transmitted by air currents and that
can be inhaled, always wearing a mask during resident care (tuberculosis, chickenpox,
measles)
-all require uses hand washing, wearing gloves, gown, mask.
Who can determine whether a pt is able to self administer medications and what is the
process. - Answer -Physician, NP, or PA
-Be able to recognize and distinguish the
medications needed
-Know how much medication to take
-Know when medication is to be taken
What are the 8 rights of med admin? - Answer -THE RIGHT RESIDENT
-THE RIGHT MEDICATION
-THE RIGHT DOSE
-THE RIGHT TIME
-THE RIGHT ROUTE
-Right client education
-Right to refuse
-Right assessment
-Right evaluation
When is the rule of 3 checks preformed? - Answer 1. when you pull the medication
2. when you pour the medication
3. when you recap the medication
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