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Role of the nurse in med admin?

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  • Last line of defense
  • Nurses are responsible for own actions
  • Assess patients know what meds they are on
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What is Medication Reconciliation?

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The process of checking what meds the patient takes at home already vs. what they take in hospital

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What are the 7 components of a medication order?

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  • Name of order, date & time of order, name of med, dosage, route, time, frequency, signature
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Who can write orders?

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  • Physicians, PA’s, and APRNs
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Written order?

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-Computerized orders increases safety with built in clinical tools

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Verbal order?

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-occasional, only done in clinical situation

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Telephone order?

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-occasional over the phone

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Protocols

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-nurses can initiate right away don’t need to notify a provider

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Read back verbal order

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  • done for accuracy
  • repeating an order that is given verbally in person or over the phone
  • It is done to ensure accuracy
  • Write down order first, read back what you wrote
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STAT order

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  • admin immediately!
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Routine

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-Continuous admin of medication until they are discontinued

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One Time

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  • admin one time only
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NOW

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-not an emergency order but needs to be admin soon!

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PRN

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-As needed within time interval and indication with order

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Steps of Administration

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  • Provider orders a medication
  • Checked by pharmacy
  • Checked by RN: verify for allergies, contraindications?
  • Prep and assess
  • wash hands
  • assemble meds in medication room / mobile med cart
  • Remove the meds from the drawer
  • Do checks against MAR
  • Prepare on med at a time
  • leave meds in package
  • use appropriate measuring devices
  • label syringes
  • Check MAR by bedside
  • ask about allergies
  • open packages while performing pt education
  • Administer meds in high fowlers position
  • Document in MAR
  • Monitor for Effect
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What info do you need to know before giving a drug?

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  • Be familiar with the drug guide

- know action of mechanism, indication, dose range, normal route, ADRs, contraindication, interactions,

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What to Physically assess

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  • are they alert?
  • ability to swallow
  • need to crush meds
  • NPO or NPO except meds?
  • Ability to follow instructions
  • Gi motility
  • Muscle mass
  • Water at bedside
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What are some assessment data?

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BP (HTN med)-
Pulse (cardiac drugs)-
Pain rating( pain med)
Temp?

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What is the time frame for administering drugs?

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30 min before and 30 min after

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What labs may be important to check

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Drug levels, Electrolytes, other lab values

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What are two places you can find drugs?

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Mobile Cart: Locked cassettes/ drawers for each patient

PYXIS: automated medication dispensing system

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What to do for drugs that can be self- administered?

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order and checked by pharmacist - send med to pharmacy

- it is more common to bring meds from home

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Controlled substances

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  • locked with limited access
  • medication counted before removal and tally kept
  • Waste of meds needs to observed and documented by another nurse
  • Inventory done by 2 nurses at set intervals
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When do you check do your 3 checks?

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  • against MAR before med prep
  • against MAR after med prep
  • at the bedside
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What are the 5 rights?
Right drug, right patient, right dose, right route, right time
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Right Patient
- have the patient state their name and date of birth | - compare with armband and medical record
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Right Drug
- Compare drug to MAR - Not expiration date - Know indication - Know nursing considerations
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Right dose
- Validate calculations of divided doses with another nurse - Check high alert meds with another nurse - Know the usual dose and question any dose outside the safe range (more concern for toxicity)
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Right Route
- Right route or method of admin | - If a change in route is needed, request a new order from physician
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Right Time
- Medication 30 min before or 30 mins after - May differ at different facilities - Know the last time of administration for any PRN drug
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What happens if a client refuses a drug?
Document reason
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What to document after admin?
Time administered, document client response, document especially for PRN meds and first time a new med is ordered
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What happens if you make an med error?
- Assess the patient first - Notify the provider - Notify the nurse manager - Quality Assurance
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You only crush a med that is....
- not an extended release, controlled release, enteric coated
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T/F capsules can be split
False
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How to admin a oral med?
- Place into paper cup/without touching med - May use pudding or apple sauce if patient has trouble swallowing - Stay with patient until all medications are taken
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Forms of oral meds
- Elixir, capsule, pill ,tablet, time released, troche, suspension, powder
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With liquid meds.....
- Hold med so medication doesn't spill on label - measure at eye level - may draw up syringe but only admin if they are special "oral" syringe
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Buccal
- med goes between cheek and teeth
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Sublingual
- underneath the tongue
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Lozenge
- Dissolve in mouth
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Topical
- Make sure previous dose is removed before applying new ones - apply patches to non-hairy intact areas of the body - make sure not to touch topical meds with ungloved hands
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optic
- instruct patient to look toward ceiling - make a pouch in the lower lid by pulling skin downward over bony orbit - instill in conjunctival pouch - Clean/dry from inner to outer canthus - needs to be a waiting time between drops
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Otic
- Have patient side lying - Straigten ear canal - In adults pull ear up and back - in kids under 3 down and back - make sure drops are room temp
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Nasal
- Head down and forward
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inhalant route
- MDI (meter dose inhalant): coordinated way for use. Breathe out and then inhale slow and steady, push and inhale same time. Hold breath and exhale slowly. Wait a min btwn puffs - Spacer: Don't have to coordinate, get a higher % of drug with each inhalation - Nebulize: aerolized air given by handheld or face mask
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Eneteral
- Use liquid form - crush pills individually and mix with 15-30 mL of water have it sit there - If med should be given, stop tube feeding 15-30 min before and after med admin - Check tube placement first look at external tube length - flush with water check for patency - admin med - flush with water - flush with water is last step and is more than other flushes - make sure it is counted in I &O count - Check with provider before first pass of med and inital hold of enteral feeding - tube feeding is pause only if med needs to be given on empty stomach
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Vaginal
- Lubricate - put patient in dorsal recumbent or Sims position - stay in position 15-20 mins after
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Rectal
- Enema or suppository's - Sims position - Lubricate - stay in position and hold it for bowel function (if taken for bowel fxn) - rectum will suck in suppository

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