Amoxicillin 500mg BID

What is the single most important nursing role in preventing medication errors?

A nurse notices that her NPO patient has received a prescription for Aspirin 80 mg PO PRN q6h. What should the nurse do next?

Name 3 SQ locations

Patient's can chew extended release tablets.

Heparin IM daily

What is the best way for the nurse to make sure that the right patient is receiving a prescribed drug when the patient is alert and oriented?

The nurse is about to administer a medication to his patient. The nurse realizes the medication expired yesterday. What should the nurse do next?

Name 3 IM locations

Tablets can be crushed and dissolved into sterile water and administered via NG tube.

Morphine 10mg PO

The nurse is giving a drug to a patient that is alert, but confused. What is the best way for the nurse to identify the patient?

A pediatric nurse is preparing to administer medication to a 12 year old female patient when the patient says "I do not want that. Go away!". What should the nurse do next?

Where are IVs placed?

Used needles can be disposed into the regular trash.

Aspirin 80mg PRN

Name the 6 rights of medication administration.

The student nurse is given an order to administer medication to a patient. What should the student nurse do next?

What angle do you insert the needle to initiate an IM injection?

Injection site should be rotated regularly to prevent injection site reactions.

Insulin 2 units PO BID

The nurse is about to administer her patient's medications when an error message appears on the MAR, what should the nurse do next?

A nurse accidentally administers the wrong medication to the wrong patient. What should the nurse do first? What should the nurse do second?

What angle do you insert the needle to initiate an intradermal injection?

Injections should be administered with the bevel down.