8 rights drug admin Flashcards
1
Q
What is the first 5 rights?
pdtrm
A
patient dose time route medication
2
Q
What it the last 3 rights?
rrd
A
reason
response
documentation
3
Q
how many steps are there to administer drugs?
A
6 steps
4
Q
What are the 6 steps?
8r,mc,bc,d,f,d
A
8 rights medical chart bedside check drug formula documentation
5
Q
How many steps are there in the drug formula?
A
3 Steps
6
Q
What is Step one?
A
-) convert big to small X eg kg -g
(- convert small to big - divide eg g - kg
7
Q
What is step two?
A
want/got = dose always use divide eg: mg -mg
8
Q
What is step three?
A
want/got x volume = dose prescribed for mls only
9
Q
Tip
A
if you don’t need to convert just use steps 2 or 3
10
Q
When do you write these steps down in the exam?
A
after the 10 minutes of reading
