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| nurse's role in administering medication |
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- observe and interpret patients response and recognize incompatibility
- know actions and side effects
- know moral and legal aspects of drug therapy
- must be familiar with sources of information and know how and when to use them
- must be able to recognize unsafe or unclear orders and know what to do
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- chemical name: constituents molecular structure
- generic name: name assigned by manufacturer
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- name of patient
- name of medications
- amount of frequency of dose
- route of administration
- date/time prescription was written
- signature of prescribing health care provider
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- standing orders - for aches and pains, stomach upset
- PRN orders (Pro Re Nata)
- one time orders
- STAT orders
- telephone and verbal orders - written as To/Dr, must be signed by nurse and co signed by prescriber within 48 hours
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- Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 - controlled substance Act = categorizes drugs into 5 groups based on potential for abuse and their medical usefulness
- narcotics are kept in locked place
- specific checkout procedures in place
- counted at end of shift (# thats left)
- any waste has to be witnessed by another nurse
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- you are responsible for your own actions
- if order is unclear, must clarify before giving
- may refuse to give medication
- nurses responsible for medications they give
- preparing a medication that someone else will give is NOT legal practice
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