ATI Safe Dosage

Question 1

Name the rights of administration.

Answer 1

Right person
Right medication
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation

Question 2

Name the types of perscriptions

Answer 2

Routine, standing, single, stat, PRN, and now

Question 3

Name the steps of the nursing process in medication administration.

Answer 3

Assessment/ data collection: History, current status, vitals, lab results, allergies, potential health problems.
Planning: Calculate and verify correct dose
Implementation: Preparing and administering the medication. Explain what it is and why to the client.
Evaluation: Is the medication having the intended effect?

Question 4

What to document on an incident report.

Medication Error

Answer 4

Required demographic information
An objective, factual account of what happened
Details about the medication
What you did about the error
Identify witness
Client statements

Question 5

How to perform medication reconciliation

Answer 5

1. List client’s current medications.
2. List new medications.
3. Compare and document changes.
4. Disseminate list to pharmacist, provider, and client.
5. Repeat when transitions in care occur.

Question 6

Required components of a prescription.

Answer 6

Client name
Generic medication name
Dose
Frequency
Route
Directions
Provider signature
Date and Time

Question 7

High-alert medications

Answer 7

Anticoagulants
Chemotherapeutic agents
Opioids
Hypoglycemic medications

Question 8

What is Tall Man lettering?

Answer 8

The practice of writing medication names with a mix of upper and lowercase letters to decrease error with look alike medications.

Upper case letters highlight differences between names.

Question 9

Abbreviations that signify that a medication is a delayed-release formulation.

Answer 9

CD = Controlled Dose
CR = Controlled Release
CRT = Controlled Release Tablet
LA = Long Acting
SA = Sustained Action
SR = Sustained Release
TR = Timed Release
TD = Time Delay
XL / XR = Extended Release