A | Think of the medications that you have administered during your carrier history, how frequent: | Always | Frequently | About half the time | Rarely | Never |
1. | Do you check the patient’s armband prior to administer medication? |
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2. | Do you prepare and carry medications for more than 1 patient with you at a time? |
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3. | Do you label the medication cup with the patient’s name & room number? |
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4. | Do you bring the medication administration record (MAR) sheet with you when you prepare a medication? |
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5. | Do you label syringes and infusions with the medication, name, patient name, and room number? |
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6. | Do you administer medication that another nurse has prepared? |
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7. | Do you have unusual doses independently-double checked by another nurse? (e.g: heparin) |
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8. | Do you have insulin doses independently-checked by another nurse? |
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9. | Do you check the patient allergies before administering medication? |
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10. | Do you have direct supervision from the bedside Registered Nurse (RN) while preparing and administering medications? |
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