Medication Orders Chp 35 Flashcards
What makes a prescription legally valid?
Patient’s name, date and time the order is written, name of drug to be administered, dosage of the drug, route of drug administration, frequency of drug administration, signature of the person writing the order
What kind of order is administered until the healthcare provider discontinues the order or until a prescribed number of doses or days have occurred
Routine order
What kind of order is:
Digoxin -.125 mg PO daily or Amoxicillin 250 mg PO q 8 hr x 10 days
Routine order
What kind of order is given when the patient requires it? Use determined by objective and subjective assessment and clinical judgment of the nurse
PRN order
Which kind of order is:
Morphine sulfate 4 mg IV q 2 hr PRN pain
PRN order
What kind of order is given only once at a specified time, often before a diagnostic or surgical procedure
one time or on call
What kind of order is:
Ativan 1 mg IV on call surgery
One time or on call
What kind of orders is given immediately and only once in a single dose, frequently given for emergency situations
Diazepam 10 mg IV stat for seizure
What kind of orders is used when a medication is needed but not as immediately as a stat medication, given one time
Now order
What kind of order is
Vancomycin 1 g IV now, on admit
Now order
Meds administered against cheek
buccal
Meds administered parenteral
injection or infusion
have a special outer covering that delays absorption as it dissolves in the intestines
enteric-coated tablets
medication is compressed with binding substances and disintegrating agents, may have flavoring added to improve taste, used for oral, sublingual, and buccal routes
tablets
medications are enclosed in cylindrical gelatin coatings
capsules
