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NUR 205- Exam 1 Questions And 100% Correct Answers
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NUR 205- Exam 1 Questions And 100% Correct Answerswhat are the 6 rights of medication?
1. right patient
2. right drug
3. right dose
4. right time
5. right route
6. right documentation
What does it mean, right patient in regard to the 6 rights of medication?
Identify patient by ID bracelet and name with full name and date of birth
What does right drug mean about the 6 rights of medication?
Check the medication label and name. Ask questions if the medication looks different
than usual
What is meant by right dose while describing the 6 rights of medication?
The nurse must check the medication label and verify dose prescribed.
What is meant by right route while describing the 6 rights of medication?
The nurse must verify route to be taken by medication such as oral, IV, IM, SQ
What is meant by right time in the 6 rights of medication?
Frequency and time of medication are to be checked by the nurse
What is meant by right documentation in the 6 rights of medication
The name of medication, dose, route, time of administration, improvement, lab values,
adverse reaction, and side effects are all required to be noted by the nurse
What will be needed for a medication order?
(1) patient's name, (2) date the drug order was written, (2) name of drug(s), (4) drug
dosage amount, (5) drug dosage frequency, (6) route of administration, and (7)
prescriber's signature
, What if you are unable to read the writing of a medication order?
clarification from the provider who wrote the order must be obtained before the order is
carried out
What if the medication order is a verbal order what do you do?
If the order is given by telephone (TO), the order must be cosigned by the physician
within 24 hours. Most health care institutions have policies concerning verbal or
telephone drug orders. The nurse must know and follow the institution's policy.
What is the nursing process?
Assessment
Diagnosis
Outcome Identification
Planning
Implementation
Evaluation
What is assessment in the nursing process?
to establish a client data base; collection and interpretation of information
What is diagnosis in the nursing process?
to identify client's health care needs- a clinical judgment about a human response
What is implementation in the nursing process?
to enact the plan by performing interventions.
What is evaluation in the nursing process?
to determine if patient outcomes were met.
outcome identification
determine priorities of care and goals and expected outcomes
Subjective Data
things a person tells you about that you cannot observe through your senses; symptoms
Objective Date
What you obtain through physical examination
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