Common Medication Errors | Miscellaneous | Common Medications | Pop Quiz | Miscellaneous 2 |
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What is medication errors?
These account for 7,000 deaths in hospitals yearly
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What are used sharps?
This item must be placed in an acceptable container
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What is Warfarin?
This drug is a common anticoagulant
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What is abnormally low blood pressure, dehydration, and electrolyte imbalance?
Side effects of Furosemide
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What is Acetaminophen?
The generic name of Tylenol
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What is blood pressure or vitals?
Not taking this before giving a heart medication could have deadly consequences
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What is checking medication expiration dates?
This must be done before administering a medication and during medication audits
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What is furosemide?
A common diuretic
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What is take medication from last day of cycle then inform the RCC that it needs to be replaced.
While passing medication you discover a medication is missing for that date. What do you do?
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What is the way medication goes into the body?
One of the six rights of medication administration is the right route. What does right route mean?
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What is five minutes?
You have to wait this long between administering different eye medications
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What are side effects?
Staff are required to report these based on resident's response to medication
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What is alprazolam?
A common anti-anxiety drug
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What is correct documentation?
You are giving your resident medications and after you gave her BP medication, your co-worker informs you she had already given the medication but forgot to sign it out on the MAR. She violated which right?
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Who is the nurse on-duty or on-call?
Who is contacted when a narc count is incorrect?
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What is the MAR?
Comparing the medication label to this at least three times will result in less medication errors
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What is apple or orange juice?
Give this when a diabetic person's blood sugar is low
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What is donepezil?
A anti-dementia agent
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What is blood in urine?
What is a side effect of Warfarin
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What is 1 to 2 minutes?
How many minutes should you wait between sprays of nasal medication
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What is right person, right medication, right dose, right time, right route, and right documentation?
Not following these six "rights" causes the most medication errors
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What are facial grimaces or winces, bracing, restlessness, and rubbing?
List three nonverbal indicators of pain
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What is Sertraline?
A common antidepressant
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What is correct time?
You just finished your morning medications and realize that you incorrectly gave your resident an Ambien at 8 am for sleep because you violated this right
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What is a follow-up?
You are supposed to do this with in the hour when giving a PRN
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