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| Medication Reconciliation |
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| The process of comparing a patients medication orders to all of the medications that the patient has been taking. this is done to avoid medication errors. |
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| Medication Order should include each of the following (7 things) |
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date
client name
name of drug
dose of drug
frequency
route
signature |
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| Seven rights of medication administration record |
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Right medication
Right time
Right route
Right amount
Right documentation
Right patient (ask name and DOB, verify armband, check medical records
"WHY" - includes patient teaching |
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| What is topical route of administration |
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| How do you discard unused drugs |
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| condition that lasts longer than 1 year, require ongoing medical attention and limits ADL |
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| use of excessive or unnecessary medications the increase the risk of drug interactions and other adverse drug reactions. |
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| *** Look in notes to determine what kind of drugs are the most dangerous for elderly patients to be taking (last five slides on powerpoint presentation) |
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