By Michelle Colleran Cook Show Below, is testimony provided by MNA Member Michelle Colleran Cook on behalf of the MNA Congress on Nursing Practice at a hearing before the Joint Committee on Health Care, which concerned the issue of prevention of medication errors in health care settings. My name is Michelle Colleran Cook. I am employed per diem in the Recovery Room of a Boston teaching hospital. I am also an instructor in a LPN School of Nursing and will graduate from Regis College with a Masters Degree in Nursing Administration in May 1999. Recently, there have been national and local incidences of nurse errors in medication administration that have resulted in negative patient outcomes. Nurses, because they administer the drugs directly to patients, are the last links in the safe medication administration chain. Complicating matters is the increased acuity of the patients they serve, and the decrease in the resources available to nurses to ensure safe practice. Because of the climate of health care today, nurses need to become cognizant of their practice’s vulnerability and vigilant about protecting their practice. All nurses have been taught the five rights of medication administration. They were drilled into our conscious in nursing school until they became part of our unconscious behavior as practicing nurses. The right patient, the right drug, the right dose, the right route and the right time form the foundation from which nurses practice safely when administrating medications to our patients in all health care settings. Just as nurses know the five rights of medication administration, they should also know what rights they have when administering medications. These "Six Rights for Nurses Administering Medications" will hopefully guide nurses as they continue to care for patients despite these turbulent times.
What must the nurse consider when administering a medication select all that apply?Additional Information. The right patient.. The right medication (drug). The right dose.. The right route.. The right time.. The right reason.. The right documentation.. Which route is most commonly used in pediatric medication administration?Oral. Oral delivery is the preferred route of administration in pediatric patients because it is not invasive and carries a low risk of pain [2]. Parents will generally feel comfortable with this delivery method, leading to improved compliance for drugs administered via this route.
For what purpose would kanamycin be ordered?Kanamycin injection is indicated in the short-term treatment of serious infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms below. Bacteriological studies to identify the causative organisms and to determine their susceptibility to Kanamycin should be performed.
Which anesthetic drug is contraindicated in patients with allergy to soy products?Abstract. Background: Propofol is thought to be a potential cause of allergic reactions in patients allergic to egg, soy or peanut, since current formulations contain an emulsion that includes egg lecithin and soybean oil.
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