Medications

What is the system we use in healthcare?

• Metric

• Household

• Apothecary

Where you surprised when reading the study guide that mentioned how many people died from medication errors?

• Yes

• No

• Maybe

Are you a little scared about medication administration?

• Yes- so nervous

• No-I feel nursing school will equip me.

• Maybe-the verdict is still out.

Pick the patient you would go see first considering priorities when administering medications.

• Patient with hypertension that had slightly high blood pressure at the last vital sign check.

• Patient who needed his proton pump inhibitor for GERD (gastroesophageal reflux disease)

• Patient who is due for seizure medications and had a seizure on last shift.

• Patient due for her antibiotic in the next 30 minutes.

What is missing from this order...

Keppra 500mg x 1 NOW

What is wrong with this order?

Prednisone 20mg PO q.d. for 5 days

Would you give Tylenol 1000mg PO PRN (as needed) for moderate pain if the patient reported they were experiencing 1/10 pain?

• Yes

• NO