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| Provider medication orders must have the following components? |
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1.Patient Identity information
2.Date & time that the order was written or electronically entered
3.Name of Medication
4.The medication's dose
5.The route of administration
6.The frequency and/or time of administration
7.The prescriber's name and credentials
8.Name of the person transcribing the order(of handwritten) |
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| Medications orders can be? |
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Physician's orders
hand written
put directly into the electronic record |
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| Telephone and phone orders should be used when? |
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| In urgent situations only. |
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| Special types of medication orders? |
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1.One-Time-Only Orders
2.STAT Orders
3.Standing Orders
4.PRN Orders |
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| Medication given only once. |
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| carried out right away before routine orders. Most are for one-time-only orders |
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| Pre-written, standardized instructions for patients whose medical care is similar. |
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| as-needed basis (pain, anxiety, nausea) |
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| Safety considerations in ordering and transcribing medications? |
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-recieving verbal or telephone orders
-illegible and incomplete orders
-look-alike/sound alike medications
-Outdated systems of measurement
-knowledge of the medication being ordered |
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| T/F?Registered nurses can prescribe medications for patients. |
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| T/F?The inscription on a prescription gives directions to the pharmacist |
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| T/F?Nurses may never take verbal orders from physicians |
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| T/F?The medication order in figure 8-9 is written correctly |
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| T/F?The medicaiton order in figure 8-10 is written correctly. |
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| Medication Administration record? |
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| MARs contain what medications? |
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1.Patient Information
2.Patient's Allergies
3.Current Date
4.Time that medication was administered to patient
5.Specific medication information
6.Identification of person administering medications
7.Other pertinent information (Special instructions) |
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| After administering medication be sure to document this information |
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1.Date and time of administration
2.Route of administration
3.Initials and/or signature of nurse |
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| A prescription is composed of four main parts? |
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1.Superscription
2.Inscription
3.Subscription
4.Signatura |
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Body of prescription contains
-name of medication
-dose of medication
-Form of medication |
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| gives instructions to patient. number units to take per does, route of administration, frequency of dosing, purpose of prescription, and any special warnings or instructions. |
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