Scribd
Upload
77 views4 pages

What Is Drug

Drugs are substances used to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease. Medication errors can occur due to similar drug names/packaging, unfamiliar drugs, or drugs patients are allergic to. There are 15 types of medication errors including wrong dose, drug, time, or route. The rights of medication administration include right documentation, dose, drug, evaluation, route, time, education, and allowing refusal. A physician order contains the patient's name, date, drug name, dosage, route, and physician signature. Common abbreviations are used to document drugs, doses, routes, and frequencies in hospitals.

Uploaded by

Aqib Satar
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
77 views4 pages

What Is Drug

Drugs are substances used to treat, prevent, or diagnose disease. Medication errors can occur due to similar drug names/packaging, unfamiliar drugs, or drugs patients are allergic to. There are 15 types of medication errors including wrong dose, drug, time, or route. The rights of medication administration include right documentation, dose, drug, evaluation, route, time, education, and allowing refusal. A physician order contains the patient's name, date, drug name, dosage, route, and physician signature. Common abbreviations are used to document drugs, doses, routes, and frequencies in hospitals.

Uploaded by

Aqib Satar
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

What is drug?

Drugs are defined as “a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or
prevention of disease; a substance (other than food) intended to affect the structure or any function of
the body; and a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a
component, part or accessory of a device.”

What are the factors associated with medication errors?


 Medications with similar names or similar packaging
 Medications that are not commonly used or prescribed
 Commonly used medications to which many patients are allergic (e.g., antibiotics, opiates,
and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs)
 Medications that require testing to ensure proper (i.e., nontoxic) therapeutic levels are
maintained (e.g., lithium, warfarin, theophylline, and digoxin)

What are the types of medication error?


15 types of medication errors: wrong dose, wrong choice, wrong drug, known allergy, missed dose,
wrong time, wrong frequency, wrong technique, drug-drug interaction, wrong route, extra dose,
failure to act on test, equipment failure, inadequate monitoring, preparation error,

What are the Rights of Medication Administration?


1. right documentation
2. right dose
3. right drug
4. right evaluation
5. right route
6. right time
7. right education
8. right to refuse
9. right client
10. right assessment

What are the six components of physician order?


The Six Components of a Physician Order
• The client’s full name
• The date of the order
• Name of the medication
• Dosage and administration information
• Route of administration
• Physician’s signature
Define the following abbreviation used in hospital?
Common Abbreviations

ac =before meals pc =after meals


bid =twice a day tid=three times a day
qid=four times a day HS =hour of sleep
po =by mouth q =every
qd=every day qh=every hour
q6h =every 6 hours qod= every other day
DC =discontinue mg =milligram
cc =cubic centimeter ml= milliliter
Gm =gram kg =kilogram
tsp =teaspoon Tbsp =tablespoon
oz =ounce mEq=milliequivalent
ophth=ophthalmic otic=ear
OU =both eyes OS =left eye
OD =right eye prn =as needed
tab =tablet cap =capsule
SL= sublingual Buccal: =between cheek & gum
EC =enteric coated oint or ung ointment
supp suppository sol =solution
c =with s =without
x =times gtts=drops
(R)= right (L)= left
XL/XR =extended release
Explain the rules for documenting medications.?
1. The Medication Administration Record (MAR) is a legal document. Documentation must
beaccurate.
2. Document immediately after giving or monitoring medications, not before.
3. Document each administration or monitoring at the time
4. Only document medications that you administer or monitor.
5. Initial medications given or monitored in the box for the corresponding date and time.
6. Always use black ink, never use pencil
7. Never use white out or attempt to erase an error
8. Not documented, not administered/monitored
9. No blanks on the MAR
What are the Routes of Administration?

Oral (PO) (Non-parenteral) Parenteral routes:


Sublingual Intradermal (ID)
Via feeding tube Subcutaneous (SC or SQ)
Intramuscular (IM) Topical
Intravascular/intravenous (IV) Transdermal
Intraosseous/Intramedullary Intranasal
Intraperitoneal (IP) Inhalation
Intra-arterial (IA)*** Nebulized or volatilized
Intra-articular Rectal (PR)
Epidural/subdural/intrathecal Aural
Intracardiac (IC) Topical ophthalmic
Intramammary

Comparison of Common Parenteral Routes of Drug Administration

 Intramuscular=90°
 Subcutaneous=45°
 Intravenous=25°
 Intradermal=10°–15°
 Epidermis
 Dermis
 Subcutaneous tissue
 Muscle

You might also like