Medication Saftey

Question 1

What are the five rights

Answer 1

1. Right route
   2.right medication
2. Right does
3. Right time
4. Right patient

Question 2

Pulse 3 rights

Answer 2

1.documentation
2.reason
3.right to refuse

Question 3

Administrations

Answer 3

ac-before food
cc-with food
pc-after food

Question 4

Route

Buc
Neb
Nj
Subling
Peg

Answer 4

Buc-buccal
Neb-nebuliser
Nj-nasojejunal
Subling-sublingual
Peg-percuataneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Question 5

Medication safety legislations

Answer 5

Medicines act 1981- which ensures medicine in NZ are safe and effective

Medicines regulations 1984- to ensure prescribed medications being administered are signed, legible, correct patient details, route, frequency

Question 6

Where are the three sites of for an intramuscular injection

Answer 6

1. Vastus lateralis (thigh)
2. Ventrogluteal (upper buttock)
3. Deltoid ( upper arm)