EMA Exam 1
What are the 7 rights of medication administration? - Answer-1. Right patient
2. Right drug
3. Right dose
4. Right route
5. Right time
6. RIght indication
7. Right documentation
What are the 3 label checks? - Answer-ALWAYS CHECK AGAINST THE MAR (medication administration
record)
1. check when taking out of storage area
2. check before preparing medication at cart
3. check at patients bedside before giving
po - Answer-oral, by mouth
SL - Answer-sublingual (under tongue)
buccal - Answer-mouth between cheek and gum
PR - Answer-rectal
, supp - Answer-suppository
top - Answer-topical
ID - Answer-intradermal- into the dermis
SQ or SC - Answer-sub cutaneous- into the fat layer
IM - Answer-intramuscular-into the muscle layer
IV - Answer-intravenous- into a vein
IVPB - Answer-IV piggyback
OD - Answer-right eye
OS - Answer-left eye
OU - Answer-both eyes
AD - Answer-right ear
AS - Answer-left ear
AU - Answer-both ears
What are the 7 rights of medication administration? - Answer-1. Right patient
2. Right drug
3. Right dose
4. Right route
5. Right time
6. RIght indication
7. Right documentation
What are the 3 label checks? - Answer-ALWAYS CHECK AGAINST THE MAR (medication administration
record)
1. check when taking out of storage area
2. check before preparing medication at cart
3. check at patients bedside before giving
po - Answer-oral, by mouth
SL - Answer-sublingual (under tongue)
buccal - Answer-mouth between cheek and gum
PR - Answer-rectal
, supp - Answer-suppository
top - Answer-topical
ID - Answer-intradermal- into the dermis
SQ or SC - Answer-sub cutaneous- into the fat layer
IM - Answer-intramuscular-into the muscle layer
IV - Answer-intravenous- into a vein
IVPB - Answer-IV piggyback
OD - Answer-right eye
OS - Answer-left eye
OU - Answer-both eyes
AD - Answer-right ear
AS - Answer-left ear
AU - Answer-both ears