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FMP2 - Session 2 - The night rights
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- 1What are the 9 rights of medicine administration?The right patient
The right drug
The right route
The right time
The right dose
The right documentation
The right action
The right form
The right response - 2the right patientverbal verification, ask their name, check their hospital number
- 3the right druguse neat handwriting and clear abbreviations, check with other members of staff/prescriber if unsure. ask them if they have any known allergies, check their notes
- 4the right routeonly use route prescribed, labelling should be made clear by the manufacturer or governing bodies.
- 5the right timeas closely to prescribed time as possible, particular time intervals, never deviate by more than half an hour, bioavailability of medicine may be affected (half life etc), medicines not to be prepared hours or an hour before administered and administer at the right rate
- 6right dosecautious when reading patients medication chart, decimal points can make a huge difference, checked with prescriber if unsure, misleading units/handwriting
- 7right documentationsign the medication chart only when you see they have taken it, otherwise dose may be repeated or not taken, note when taken, what time and date, route, reason, and effect
- 8right actionensure it is prescribed for the appropriate reason (eg not appropriate to administer antibiotic for viral infection). should state to patient what you are prescribing and why incase it is incorrect, but still check their notes.
- 9right formdifferent forms eg tablets, capsule, caplet, syrup, etc.
not to confuse form with the route - 10right responseonce administered monitor to check it has the right response, evaluate effectiveness and document crucial for high risk medications such as anticoagulants,
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- FMP2 Flashcards on FMP2 - Session 2 - The night rights, created by Phoebe Crossing on 09/03/2018.
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- Phoebe Crossing · Mar 2018
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- Mar 9, 2018
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