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five rights to medication administration

  1. right drug
  2. right dose
  3. right route
  4. right time
  5. right person

five rights for patients

  1. right assessment
  2. right documentation
  3. right to education
  4. right evaluation
  5. right to refuse

fetus danger scale

  • A< NO risk
  • B< no risk in animals
  • C< risk in animal studies
  • D< risk to human fetus has been proved (risk should be weighed against benefit)
  • X< risk to humans proved, risk outweighs benefit and (should be avoided)

formula for IV

volume / time * drop factor

IV pump rate

60gtts per minute

misfeasance

  • negligence,
  • giving the wrong drug or dose
  • that results in the patients death

nonfeasance

  • omission
  • omitting a drug dose that results in a patients death

malfeasance

  • giving the correct drug
  • by the wrong route
  • that results in the patients death

USP-NF United States Pharmacopeia National Formulary

set of drug standards used in U.S.

International Pharmacopeia

  • provides basis for standards in strength and composition of drugs for use through out the world
  • first published by WHO

drug approval process

  • discovery 2-10 yrs
  • pre clinical (animal testing) 3-6 yrs
  • clinical trial ( human testing) 6-7 yrs
  • FDA reviews 1-2 yrs
  • manufacturing

drug chemical name

describes the drugs chemical structure

generic name

official non-proprietary name for the drug

brand name

  • trade name
  • chosen by drug company
  • registerd trademark of that company
  • also know as proprietary name

schedules of drugs

  • I = not approved for medical use (heroin)
  • II - V = have accepted medical use
  • abuse potential is greatest with schedule I then decreases as it moves through the schedules

nursing intervention for controlled drugs

  • account for all controlled drugs
  • keep record
  • wastage must be witnessed
  • keep in locked storage area

Nurse drug diversion recognized by ANA

  • peer to peer assistance program for addicted nurses
  • reporting is mandatory