207 Safe Medication Administration Flashcards
List the seven components of a medication order.
- Patient’s full name
- Date and time order was written.
- Name of medication to be administered
- Dose of the medication
- Route of administration
- Time and frequency of administration
- Signature of person writing the order
g
gram
gtt
drop
kg
kilogram
L
litre
mcg
microgram
mmol
millimole
mg
milligram
mL
millitre
ac
Before meals
ad lib
as desired, freely
am
morning before noon
amp
ampule
aq
aqueous, water
BID
twice a day
cap
capsule (avoid using though as can be confused between capsule and caplet)
CD
controlled dose
CR
controlled release
dil.
dilute
DS
double strength
EC
enteric coated
elix.
elixir
fld.
fluid
GT
gastronomy tube
gtt
drop
h, hr
hour
ID
intradermal
IM
intramuscular
IV
intravenous
IVPB
intravenous piggyback
KVO
keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate)
LA
long acting
LOS
length of stay
min
minute
mix
mixture
NAS
intranasal
NG, NGT
nasogastric tube
noct
at night
NPO
nothing by mouth
NS, N/S
normal saline
pc
after meals
per
through or by
pm
evening, before midnight
PO
by mouth, oral
pr
by rectum
prn
when necessary/required, as needed
q
every
q.a.m.
every morning
qh
every hour
q2h, q4h, q6h, q8h, q12h
every 2 hours, every 4 hours, every 6 hours, every 8 hours, every 12 hours
QID
four times a day
qs
a sufficient amount/as much as needed
rect
rectum
SL
sublingual
soln
solution
SR
sustained release
stat
immediately, at once
SUBCUT
subcutaneous
supp
suppository
susp
suspension
syp
syrup
tab
tablet
TID
three times a day
tinct
tincture
ung, oint
ointment
vag
vaginally
XL
long acting
XR
extended release
Medication administered by mouth
oral
Medication placed under the tongue.
sublingual
Medication placed in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek.
Buccal
Medications administered by a route other than by mouth or GI tract. Includes IV, IM, SUBCUT, ID.
Parental
Medication placed in a body cavity. Examples are vaginally, or suppositories.
Insertion
Medication introduced in liquid form to a body cavity. This includes putting ointment into a body cavity, such as eye ointment, nose drops and ear drops.
Instillation
Medication administered into the respiratory tract.
Inhalation
A medication solution instilled into the nostrils.
Intranasal.
Medication applied to the external surface of the skin.
Topical
Medication applied to the skin or mucous membranes for absorption. Includes ointments, powders and lotions.
Percutaneous
Medication contained in a patch or disc and applied topically,
Transdermal.