med admin and safety

The FDA in 1993 created this program. It is voluntary and encourages nurses and other health care professionals, to report when a medication, product, or medical event causes serious harm to patient

• MedWatch

• VAERS

• FAERS

• medication error reporting

A nurse is responsible for following legal provisions when administering controlled substances such as ____

• acetaminophen

• opioids

• Ciprofloxacin

• Hydrochlorothiazide

Violations of the ____ ___ ___ are punished by fines, imprisonment, and loss of nurse licensure

• Patient Privacy Act

• Medical Ethics Code

• Controlled Substances Act

• Hospital Safety Regulations

What are some forms of medications?

• Caplet, Capsule, Tablet

• Tablet, painkiller, solution

• suspension, syringe, vitamin

• antibiotic, extended release, tablet

What are some other forms of medication? (choose all that apply)

• enteric coated tablet

• extended release (XR or LA meds)

• solution/suspension

• troche/lozenge

• inhaled powder or aerosol

What three forms of medication cannot be divided or crushed?

• caplet

• liquid/syrup

• capsule

• tablet/pill

• XR or LA meds

What is a sign that is it safe to divide a tablet?

• The tablet is round

• The tablet is small enough to swallow whole

• The tablet is prescribed for a child

• The tablet has a score line

What are some topical medications? (choose all that apply)

• Lotions

• Creams

• Ointments

• Patches

• Paste

Safe medication administration requires knowledge of factors that can.....

• alter or impair absorption of prescribed medications

• affect how the medication works in the body

• impact therapeutic effectiveness and safety

• determine the brand of the medication

_______ is typically faster with an empty stomach

• Rejection

• Absorption

• metabolism

• distribution