Lecture 3 Flashcards
No medication may be given without a ________ ______ from a licensed practitioner or prescriber
medication order
different ways to give medication orders
physician order form computer provider order entry computer generated pharmacy order verbal order telephone order
7 parts of a medication order
patients full name date and time order is written name of drug dosage of drug route of drug frequency of drug administration signature of person writing order
Types of medication orders
routine orders PRN orders single or one-time orders STAT orders standing orders
Routine orders
carried out as specified until cancelled by another order
PRN order
as needed for a specified problem or condition
Single or one-time order
administered once at a designated time
STAT order
single dose of medication given immediately
Standing order
written for specific circumstances or specific units
Parts of MAR
patient identifying information
scheduled, unscheduled, and discontinued medications
medication name, dosage, route, frequency, and administration time
parameters for administration
order date, start date, end date
nurse’s signature
Medication supply systems
stock supply
unit-dose
individual supply
computerized automatic dispensing cabinet
medication cart
bar-code-enabled medication administration
Stock supply
large multi-dose containers with a large quantity of meds
Unit-dose
24 hour supply of individually packaged doses from pharmacy
Individual supply
individual is given complete supply of medication for a specific time frame
Computer automated dispensing cabinet
cabinet containing stock medications that is accessed with a user name and password
