Lecture 3 Med Admin Flashcards
5 rights of drug administration
Time route amount Medication Person
Right person
Required 2 forms of identification and must verify each time
(Name, DOB, and med record #)
How many times and when should the drug label be read
- When removing it from drug cabinet
- When preparing drug
- Administering the drug
Why are daily drug doses given at a specific time
So drug is maintaining at a therapeutic level
Suppository route is where
Rectal or vaginal
Parental route is what?
Intradermal, SQ, IM, IV
Additional rights
right assessment Right documentation Right education (informed consent) Right to evaluate Right to refuse
Components of med order
Name of medication
What is the most common drug form
Tablet and capsules bc it is convenient, inexpensive, and doesn’t require additional supplies
What are some forms of liquid meds
Elixir
Emulsions
Suspensions
Elixir
sweetened hydro alcoholic liquid used in prep of oral liquid meds
Don’t need to be mixed
Emulsions
Mixture of 2 liquids that aren’t soluble (like water and oil)
Suspensions
Liquids in which parties are mixed but not disolved
What should never be crushed
Enteric coated Gel caps Capsules Sustained release Long acting
Transdermal
Patch placed and absorbed in skin
Should be rotated and not places on same area
Topical
Applied to skin (always wear gloves)
Instillations
Liquid meds administered as drops, ointments, or sprays
Where do you drop the eye drop
Into conjunctival sac
How do you pull eat for ear drops
<3 years old pinna down and back
>3 years old up and back
What’s the purpose of spacers
Used to enhance deliver of medication
Nebulizers
Change liquid med into fine mist or aerosol to reach smaller airways
What side should patient be to give suppository
Left side
Red band
Allergies
Yellow band
Fall risk
Purple band
DNR
green band
Latex allergy
Pink
Restricted limb (cans be used for BP or take blood)
