Question

identify and explain each skill:

- identify the parts of a medication order

- utilize a medication administration record

- rights of drug administration

- identify abbreviation for medication administration

Answer 1

Ans.

A.Parts of medication order-

The drug order, written by the physician,it has 7 essential parts for administration of drugs safely.

* Patient full name and medical records

* Date of order

*Drug name

*Dosage

*Route of administration

*Time and frequency of administration

*Signature of physician

B. Utilisation of medication administration record -

* Medication administration record(MAR) is used for document medications taken by each individual

* The MAR includes, a colum which lists the name of the medications that are prescribed.The initials of the person assisting with the medications.

*Also MAR is the report that serves as a legal record of the drugs administered to a patient at a facility by a health care professional.

* MAR is a part of a patient permanent record on their medical chart.

*MAR sheet must be clear , accurate, and up to date

C. Rights of drugs administration as follows-

1. Right patient

2. Right medication

3. Right Dosage

4. Right route

5. Right time

6. Right documentation

7. Right client education

8. Right to refuse

9. Right assessment

10. Right evaluation

D. Abbreviations for medication administration-

*IM - Intramuscular

*IV - Intravenous

*IVPB - Intravenous piggy back

*SC - subcutaneous

* SL - Sublingual, under the tongue

*GT - Gastrostomy Tube

*NG - Nasogastric tube

*PO - per oral , orally

*PR - per rectum

*O.D. - Right eye

*O.S. - Left eye

*O.U. - Both eyes

*A.D. - Right ear

*A.S. - Left ear

*A.U. - Both ear

*a - before

*aa - of each

*ad - Up to

*aq - water

*BSA - Body surface area

*c- - with

*Cap - capsule

*Dil. - Dilute

*disp - Dispence

*Disc. Or DC - Discontinue

* ac - before meal

*pc - after meal

*ad lib - As desired, freely

*prb - As necessary, when required

*hs - at bed time

*Stat- immediately, at once

*qd - once a day, every day

*q.o.d. - every other day

*b.i.d. - twice a day

*t.i.d. - three times a day

*q.i.d. - four times a day

*h. - hours

*qh - every hour

*q4h - every four hours

*q6h - every six hours

*ACT - around the clock

*mEq - Milliequivalent

mg/m- Milligrams per square meter

*mg/kg - Milligrams per kilogram of body weight

*ml - millilitres

*noct - night

*Npo - nothing by mouth

*Oint - ointment

*Oj - orange juice

* tbsp - table spoon

*tap - teaspoon