Medication Administration Process Guaranteed Succe
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Medication Administration Overview
1. Medication Administration - Definition: A process involving a chain of healthcare professionals from prescribing to monitoring the
effects of medications.
2. Five Stages of Medication Administration -...
Medication Administration Process Guaranteed Success
Medication Administration Overview
1. Medication Administration
- Definition: A process involving a chain of healthcare professionals from prescribing to monitoring the
effects of medications.
2. Five Stages of Medication Administration
- Stage 1: Ordering and prescribing
- Stage 2: Transcribing and verifying
- Stage 3: Dispensing and delivering
- Stage 4: Administering
- Stage 5: Monitoring
3. Who Can Legally Prescribe Medications
- Includes:
- Physicians (MDs)
- Osteopathic Doctors (DOs)
- Podiatrists
- Physician Assistants (PAs)
- Certified Nurse Midwives (CNMs)
- Nurse Practitioners (NPs)
4. Roles in Transcribing, Verifying, Dispensing, and Delivering Medications
- Includes:
- Nurses
- Pharmacists
, 5. Who Writes the Order
- Answer: Prescriber
6. Who Fills the Order
- Answer: Pharmacist
7. Who Administers the Prescription Order
- Includes:
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
- Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN)
- Some medication technicians
8. Six Rights of Medication Administration
- Includes:
- The right drug
- The right dose
- The right route and form
- The right time
- The right patient
- The right documentation
9. Miscommunication of Orders Can Include:
- Illegible handwriting
- Incorrect use of zeros and decimal points
- Confusion of metric and other dosing units
- Inappropriate abbreviations
10. Acronyms and Their Meanings
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