Practice Medication Administration questions with answers and explanations.
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Right time is administration at the prescribed time or interval, accounting for clinical relevance.
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Independent double check is a separate verification by another qualified person for selected high-risk processes.
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Medication reconciliation is creation and comparison of an accurate medicine list during transitions of care.
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Look-alike sound-alike medicine is a medicine at risk of selection error because its name or packaging resembles another.
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High-alert medicine is a medicine with a heightened risk of serious harm when used in error.
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Adverse-event reporting is structured reporting of medication-related harm or near misses for learning and prevention.
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Infusion pump is a device that controls the rate and volume of intravenous fluid or medicine delivery.
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Dose calculation is use of prescribed dose, available strength and volume to determine the amount to administer.
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Patient allergy check is verification of allergy history and reaction before giving a medicine.
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Therapeutic drug monitoring is measurement and interpretation of drug concentration for medicines with narrow safety margins.
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Patient medicine education is explanation of purpose, schedule, technique, key risks and when to seek help.
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Right patient is verification that a medicine is administered to the intended patient using reliable identifiers.
