NURSING 101

 Know the six “rights” of medication administration. 1. Right drug 2. Right dose 3. Right time 4. Right route 5. Right patient 6. Right documentation  What are the components of a complete medication order?  What is the “first pass” effect?  What is half-life and how is it calculated Time required for half (50%) of a given drug to be removed from the body. Steady state.  Know what a “Black Box Warning” means and what to do if a medication has such a label ...