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Week 1 Safe Medication Administration Flashcards

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Prescription Only Medications

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S4 Drug

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Drugs that require a register of their stock levels and use

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S8 Drug

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3
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manufacturers name

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Medication Trade name

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4
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NIMC

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National Inpatient Medication Chart

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5
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Designed to give priority to orders that are needed most quickly

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STAT Medication Order

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6
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Orders that authorise a nurse to give a specific medication at a specified dose for a designated reason WHEN NEEDED

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PRN Medication Order

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7
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Resistant to gastric acidic fluids

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Enteric Coated Medication Order

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8
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Placing a drug between your gums and cheek, where it also dissolves and is absorbed into your blood

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Buccal administration

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9
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The intended response of the drug

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Therapeutics Effect

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10
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A severe allergic reaction with life-threatening symptoms and requires immediate medical attention

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Anaphylaxis

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11
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MIMS

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Monthly Index of Medical Specialities.
Comprehensive drug reference system.

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12
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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

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A

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13
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If a person is not given a prescribed medication because they are vomiting what is the correct code to chart?

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V

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14
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If a person refuses to take the medication that is prescribed for them what code are you to record on their medication chart

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R

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15
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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?

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S

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16
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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?

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L

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17
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If a drug is being withheld from administration what code is documented on the NIMC?

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W

18
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If a medication cannot be given because it is not available in stock at the prescribed time what code is written on the NIMC?

A

N

19
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What is the correct code to record on the NIMC when medications are not given as prescribed because a person is fasting?

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F

20
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Medication

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a substance administered to diagnose, cure, treat, relieve or prevent a disease/symptom

21
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the first manufacturers drug name

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Generic Name

22
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pharmacists name for the drug

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Chemical name

23
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Transdermal patch

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membrane containing a drug that is applied to the skin and absorbed slowly

24
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Paste

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thicker and stiffer than an ointment and penetrates the skin less

25
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Ointment

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a semi-solid preparation applied to the skin

26
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Lotion

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a liquid suspension applied to the skin

27
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Tinctures

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alcoholic or water/alcohol based solutions from drugs that come from plants

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Liniments

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medications mixed with alcohol, oil or soap and applied to the skin

29
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Aqueous solutions

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1 or more drugs divided in a liquid

30
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Inhalations

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medications administered via spray, mist or powder and inhaled

31
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Topical

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an application applied to a circumscribed part of the body

32
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Pessary

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a soluble block inserted vaginally

33
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Suppository

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a drug mixed with a firm base and shaped to be inserted rectally

34
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Enemas

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a liquid that is inserted rectally

35
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The elderly are more susceptible to medication side effects and toxicity because:

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The normal changes of the aging process may reduce drug elimination

36
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The Australian injectable Drugs Handbook has just released which edition in 2020?

A

8th

37
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One medication that can require monitoring of the drug blood level especially when treatment is first commenced is:

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Digoxin

38
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A side effect of a medication is:

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An unintended negative reaction that is usually predictable

39
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When taking a telephone medication order which of the following is correct?

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2 nursing staff must confirm the verbal order heard and double check its administration.

40
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For Safe Medication Administration, standard best practice includes checking seven (7) fundamental rights, the remaining fundamental rights checks are:

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Time, Route, to Refuse, Documentation

41
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The Seven fundamental medication rights

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Right Patient
Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Time
Right Route
Right to Refuse RightDocumentation

42
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NIMC

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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

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