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Determine if you have the right patient with- Answer - 1. First name
2. Last name
3. Date of birth
For patient charts and when giving meds or vaccines!
Guidelines when giving medication (8) Answer - 1. Always check the med with
the order and another person
2. Don't give any medication until the order is in (no verbal orders)
3. When in the patient's room: ensure privacy, explain what you're giving them,
what it's for, and possible side effects
4. Always witness the patient taking their meds
5. Document in eMDs AFTER they've taken it
6. Patient needs to wait 15 min for possible side effects
7. Only give meds you have prepared
8. Initial and date multidose vials you open
9. Place vaccination labels on their chart OR record: date, type, dose
manufacturer, lot #, expiration date, my name and initials. Also record
vaccination site and issue dates
IM injections Answer - Gluteal or deltoid
Gauges: 25 (for meds) or 27 (for vaccines)
Length: 1in to 1.5in
Use a blunt needle to draw up meds
, Insert at 90 deg
SQ injections Answer - Back of arm (fatty part)
30 gauge needle
Insert at 45 deg
Azithromycin Answer - azithromycin
Oral route via tabs
Zofran Answer - Sublingual med. Dissolve under or over the tongue
Prevents nausea
Vitamin B12 Answer - Cyanocobalamin
Multidose vial, lasts up to expiration date
Treats anemia
Swallow a liquid
Tuberculin Answer - Multidose vial, expires 28 days after opening
Injected SQ to test for tuberculosis
Use PPD needle
Kenalog Answer - triamcinolone acetonide injectible suspension
Multidose vial, good until expiration date
Needs to be reconstituted by drawing up 1% lidocaine w/o EPI then use that
same needle to draw up Kenalog. Don't push kenalog into the lidocaine bottle!!
Provider will give it
0.1 ml IM or intra-articuluar (joint injection) using a small syringe (brown top)