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| lists the drug name and directions for its administration |
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| Components of a Medication Order |
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1. Clients name
2. date and time the order is written
3.drug name
4. dose
5. route
6. frequency
7. signature of the person ordering the drug |
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| name that the pharmaceutical company who made the drug uses."brand name", usually capitalized and followed by an R with a circle around it. |
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| chemical name not protected by a company's trademark |
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| the amount of drug to administer and is prescribed using the metric system or the apothecary system |
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| means how the drug is given, which may be oral, topical, inhalant, or parenteral route |
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| solid drug manufactured with a groove in the center, convenient when only half the tablet is needed, |
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| solid drug covered with a substance that dissolves beyond the stomach, used for drugs that are irritating to the stomach, *should never be cut, crushed or chewed* |
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| drug that dissolves at timed intervals, *never opened or crushed* doing so affects absorption rate. |
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| give meds every four hours |
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| steps in taking a telephone order |
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-have a second nurse listen in
-record directly on the patients medical record
-repeat written information back to prescriber
-include all essential components
-clarify and drug names that sound familiar
-spell or repeat numbers that sound the same
-use abrreviation T.O at the end of order
-write prescribers name and cosign with your name and title |
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| medication administration record |
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| agency form used to document drug administration, ensures timely and safe medication admin., provide place for when drug is given and signature titles, initials, kept separate, but becomes a part of permanent record |
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| is a container with enough of the prescribed drug for several days or weeks, common in a long term faciclity |
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| a self contained packet that holds one tablet or capsule, common is acute care setting |
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| stored drugs remains in nursing unit for use in a emergency, give drug without delay |
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| accounting for using narcotics |
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| always are in a double locked box, drawer, room. keep a record of drugs used, nurses count narcotics at the end of each change of shift. |
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right drug
right dose
right route
right time
right client
* 6th right, right to refuse |
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| drug calculations formula |
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| what you have divided by what you need. multiplied by the quantity. |
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| over the counter medications |
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| preparing medications safely |
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-prepare in a well-lighted room
-work alone without interruptions and distractions
-check the label of drug container 3 times, 1 when you reach for it 2 just before putting it into a cup 3 when returning to patients drawer
-avoid meds with missing labels
-return meds with obscured labels to pharmacy
-never tranfer drugs from one container to another
-check expirations
-reject any decomposing meds |
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| administering oral meds by enteral tube |
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the nurse clamps the tubing for 30 minutes to prevent removing the drug.
-do not add the meds to the formula feeding, 1 some drugs may physically interact with the components in the formula causing it to change consistency
2. a slow infusion would alter the drugs dose and rate of absorption |
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| administration of multiple medications to the same person |
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| gerontologic considerations |
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-diminished kidney and liver function increase concentration of drugs
-meds are the most common physiologic cause of a mental change
-strokes or CVA patients have trouble swallowing
-older people should carry a list of current meds with them
-they often need pill organizers or ways to identify different meds
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