Six Rights of Pediatric Drug Administration: - A mnemonic device for preventing medication errors.
The six rights are: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right documentation and right time.
Nursing Care Guidelines and Policies - Set and issued by nursing organizations such as the...
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Six Rights of Pediatric Drug Administration: - A mnemonic device for preventing medication errors.
The six rights are: right patient, right drug, right dose, right route, right documentation and right time.
Nursing Care Guidelines and Policies - Set and issued by nursing organizations such as the Joint
Commission, professional organizations such as the American Nurses Association, other nursing and
specialty healthcare organizations such as the Oncology Nursing Society and the Association of
periOperative Registered Nurses, nursing texts and journals, as well as policies and procedures
established by your own institution.
elixir - A liquid medication with the active ingredient dissolved into a sweet syrup or alcohol
Intramuscular injection - An injection within the muscle.
MDI - Metered dose inhaler; a device through which aerosol therapy can be delivered.
Suspension - A form of liquid medication for oral use with particles of a solid medication mixed
with, not dissolved in, another fluid. Suspension medications require shaking prior to use.
Negligence - Failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable nurse would exercise under
the same or similar circumstances. Legally, negligence consists of the legal elements of duty, breach,
cause and harm.
Standard of Care - The level of care a patient must receive based on state and federal statutes,
such as the Patient's Bill of Rights and other laws that set standards of care.
Subcutaneous injection: - An injection into tissue underneath the skin, but above the muscle.
Breach - Any act of negligence that falls below the standard of care—including giving care in an
unsafe manner, omitting necessary care, and making an error in assessment or planning.
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