Oral Medications Flashcards
Medication Administration Record (MAR)
A document containing a client’s prescribed medications, dosage, route, administration times, and details such as start and end times or parameters for administration of the medication.
Electronic Health Records (EHR)
A digital version of a client’s legal record of a single encounter or visits within a health care organization.
Transcribe
To enter a therapeutic provider prescription received verbally or by telephone accurately into the MAR.
Prescription
A written or electronic transmission of a direction or order for the dispensation and administration of a medication.
MARs vary by facility, but all have the same basic information:
Client’s identifying information
Current date
Prescription information
Time of medication administration
Basic MAR and eMAR Template includes:
1.The client’s identifying information, including name, date of birth, admission date, medical record number, attending provider, sex, age, height, weight, and allergies
2. The current date
3. The date the provider writes the prescription and a stop date, if appropriate
4. Scheduled medications
5. PRN medications
6. IV fluids and medications
7. The time of medication administration with separate columns for each 8- or 12-hr segment of the day
8. The nurse’s signature
Unit-dose
A method of medication delivery in which each dose of medication (unit) is packaged separately and labeled with the medication name and expiration date.
The medication dispensing system
The provider makes the order
The pharmacist dispenses
The nurse administers
The medication label provides
including the form, concentration, directions for use, total dose in the unit package, storage information, and expiration date.
Unit-Dose Label Example
- The medication’s generic and brand names
- The dosage strength of the medication (100 mg in 4 mL)
- The expiration date
In a pharmacy bulk system?
A labeled container holds multiple doses of a medication
Liquid Medication Template and Example
- The medication’s generic and brand names (acetaminophen)
- Identifies the use for the medication (to relieve fever or pain), although this information is not necessarily present on every multiple-dose container
- Lists how much medication is in the container (120 mL, or 4 fl oz)
- The concentration of the medication (160 mg/5 mL)
- Explains the directions for use (shake the bottle before using and administer 5 mL every 4 hr for symptoms)
- Explains how to store the medication (at room temperature)
- The expiration date
Where are medications usually stored?
Medication carts, medication rooms, locked medication cabinets in individual client rooms, and automated medication dispensing systems.
What makes a drug as a controlled substance?
Medication with the potential for addiction, misuse, and physical or mental injury are regulated by the Drug Enforcement Administration.
What does multi-dose refer to?
A form of packaging of a medication in which more than one dose is available.
