Safety and Quality Flashcards
Requires confirmation of a patient’s identity with two forms of identification before drug administration
Right patient
Requires confirming that a drug is right for the patient prior to its administration
Right drug
Requires verification by the nurse that the dose administered is the amount ordered and that it is safe for the patient for whom it is prescribed
Right dose
Method of dispensing drugs in which drugs are individually wrapped and labeled for single-dose use for each patient
Unit dose method
The time the prescribed dose is ordered to be administered
Right time
Ordered by the health care provider, it indicates the mechanism by which medication will enter the body
Right route
Movement of a drug into the bloodstream after administration
Absorption
Requires the nurse to record immediately the appropriate information about the drug administered
Right documentation
A method of problem solving used to identify potential workplace errors
Root cause analysis
An unanticipated event in a health care setting that results in death or serious harm to a patient unrelated to the natural course of the patient’s illness
Sentinel event
The process of identifying the most accurate list of all medications a patient is taking at transition of care
Drug reconciliation
All drug orders should include:
Patient name and DOB; date and time of order; drug name, drug dose, route of administration, frequency of dosing, duration of drug therapy; PRN indications
Do not use abbreviations include:
u; IU; QD; QOD; MS; MSO4; MgSO4
Which of these should be avoided:
Trailing zeros or Leading zeros
Trailing zeros
True or False: Nurses should encourage patients to split medication tablets when possible to save money.
False
