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how much time does nurse spend giving med
40% of time
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what must med order contain (8 things)
- pt full name
- date time order given
- name of drug
- dosage
- route
- how often given
- reason for drug admin
- signature of prescriber
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6 rights of med administration
- right patient (2 identifiers)
- right drug (check 3 times) pixis, as you prepare, at bedside
- Right route
- Right time (qid, tid,)
- right dose (0.4 not .40)
- right documentation
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what three times do you check for right drug
- when you get drug out of pixis
- as you prepare them
- at pt bedside
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what is difference in q6h and qid
- q6 is around the clock
- qid is during waking hours
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peak and trough
- trough drawn (30 min. prior to admin)
- peak drawn (30 min after admin)
- peak and trough - ordered when drug has a narrow therapeutic window
- you have given when it says to give (no 30 min window)
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if pt is concerned about a med you do what
recheck the med
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should you give a med drawn up by someone else
NEVER
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should you draw up meds from an unlabeled container
NO NEVER
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never leave meds ...
unattended
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if you give wrong med or made an error of some kind the very first thing you do is
assess the patient condition
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