Week 1 Safe Medication Administration Flashcards
Prescription Only Medications
S4 Drug
Drugs that require a register of their stock levels and use
S8 Drug
manufacturers name
Medication Trade name
NIMC
National Inpatient Medication Chart
Designed to give priority to orders that are needed most quickly
STAT Medication Order
Orders that authorise a nurse to give a specific medication at a specified dose for a designated reason WHEN NEEDED
PRN Medication Order
Resistant to gastric acidic fluids
Enteric Coated Medication Order
Placing a drug between your gums and cheek, where it also dissolves and is absorbed into your blood
Buccal administration
The intended response of the drug
Therapeutics Effect
A severe allergic reaction with life-threatening symptoms and requires immediate medical attention
Anaphylaxis
MIMS
Monthly Index of Medical Specialities.
Comprehensive drug reference system.
If a person is absent and therefore does not receive their prescribed medication at the due time what is the code you write and circle on the medication chart
A
If a person is not given a prescribed medication because they are vomiting what is the correct code to chart?
V
If a person refuses to take the medication that is prescribed for them what code are you to record on their medication chart
R
If a person has self administered their own medication, for example a person with diabetes self administering their prescribed insulin what code do you use to record that on their medication chart?
S
If a person is on leave from the facility and therefore you are unable to administer their prescribed medication for that day which code do you use on the NIMC?
L
If a drug is being withheld from administration what code is documented on the NIMC?
W
If a medication cannot be given because it is not available in stock at the prescribed time what code is written on the NIMC?
N
What is the correct code to record on the NIMC when medications are not given as prescribed because a person is fasting?
F
Medication
a substance administered to diagnose, cure, treat, relieve or prevent a disease/symptom
the first manufacturers drug name
Generic Name
pharmacists name for the drug
Chemical name
Transdermal patch
membrane containing a drug that is applied to the skin and absorbed slowly
Paste
thicker and stiffer than an ointment and penetrates the skin less
Ointment
a semi-solid preparation applied to the skin
Lotion
a liquid suspension applied to the skin
Tinctures
alcoholic or water/alcohol based solutions from drugs that come from plants
Liniments
medications mixed with alcohol, oil or soap and applied to the skin
Aqueous solutions
1 or more drugs divided in a liquid
Inhalations
medications administered via spray, mist or powder and inhaled
Topical
an application applied to a circumscribed part of the body
Pessary
a soluble block inserted vaginally
Suppository
a drug mixed with a firm base and shaped to be inserted rectally
Enemas
a liquid that is inserted rectally
The elderly are more susceptible to medication side effects and toxicity because:
The normal changes of the aging process may reduce drug elimination
The Australian injectable Drugs Handbook has just released which edition in 2020?
8th
One medication that can require monitoring of the drug blood level especially when treatment is first commenced is:
Digoxin
A side effect of a medication is:
An unintended negative reaction that is usually predictable
When taking a telephone medication order which of the following is correct?
2 nursing staff must confirm the verbal order heard and double check its administration.
For Safe Medication Administration, standard best practice includes checking seven (7) fundamental rights, the remaining fundamental rights checks are:
Time, Route, to Refuse, Documentation
The Seven fundamental medication rights
Right Patient
Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Time
Right Route
Right to Refuse RightDocumentation
NIMC
National, standard medication chart ensures that health professionals are familiar with the layout of the chart and the safe medication management principles on which it is based no matter where they practice
