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Safe Medication Administration Basic Concept ATI CH 47 NU 216
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- Herzing University Brookfield
Safe Medication Administration Basic Concept ATI CH 47
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ACTIVE LEARNING TEMPLATES THERAPEU TIC PROCEDURE A1Basic ConceptSTUDENT NAME _____________________________________
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(E.G., DELEGATION, LEVELS OF PREVENTION, ADVANCE DIRECTIVES)Underlying PrinciplesNursing Interventions
WHO? WHEN? WHY? HOW?Hilary SlocumSafe Medication Administration and Error ReductionCH. 47 ATIPerforming Medication ReconciliationIdentify Patient using 2 identifiers 3 seperate times before administering medicationsEnsure knowledge of the medication and why it is being givenIdentify if the patient has any allergiesCheck expiration dates on medications prior to administrationThe Nurse will make a list of each client's current medications, including current dosage and frequency.To reduce medication errors it is important to give the right medication to the right patientUnderstanding why the patient is receiving a particular medication will help to reduce errors because the nurse can confirm orders with the HCP if the medication does not seem to be correctKnowledge of allergies can help prevent an adverse reactionExpired medications may cause adverse effectsCompare this list against new medications upon admission, when patient is transferred to a new unit or facility and when patient is discharged. Verify patient identiy using 2 of the 3: patient name, DOB, MRNIf a medication order is unclear or looks to be incorrect the nurse should hold the medication until they can confirm the order with the HCP that prescribed the medicationIf allergies are unknown still monitor patient for adverse reaction if they have not taken the medication beforeDo not administer medications if they are expiredThis study source was downloaded by 100000812856574 from CourseHero.com on 05-05-2021 03:42:39 GMT -05:00
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