SOLUTIONS RATED A+
✔✔PPE - ✔✔Personal Protective Equipment i.e. gloves, mask, safety glasses and
clinical attire
✔✔Droplet precautions ppe - ✔✔gloves, gown, mask
✔✔isolation precautions - ✔✔airborne, droplet, contact, and protective environment
✔✔airborne precautions ppe - ✔✔mask
✔✔contact precautions ppe - ✔✔gown and gloves
✔✔multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) - ✔✔MRSA
VRE
✔✔infection nursing dianosis - ✔✔skin integrity
hygiene
tissue integrity
✔✔standard precautions - ✔✔CDC precautions used in the care of all patients
regardless of their diagnosis or possible infection status; this category combines
universal and body substance precautions
✔✔standard precautions are - ✔✔-Wear gloves when collecting and handling blood,
bodily fluids or tissue specimen.
-Wear face shields when there is is a danger for splashing on mucous membranes.
-Dispose of all needles and sharp objects in puncture-proof containers without
recapping.
✔✔medical asepsis - ✔✔clean technique
✔✔surgical asepsis - ✔✔sterile technique
✔✔sterile field - ✔✔A work area free of all pathogens and non-pathogens (including
spores)
✔✔aseptic technique - ✔✔precautions taken to prevent contamination
✔✔Drug Legislation - ✔✔protects the consumer from false claims made by the drug
manufacturer
✔✔Safe Medication Administration - ✔✔assessment prior and post
, 3 med checks
6 rights
follow policy
drug indications, contraindications, and dosing knowledge
✔✔Medication Order Components - ✔✔The patient's full name, date of the order, name
of the drug preceded by the abbreviation Rx, dosage, route of administration, time and
frequency, prescriber's signature (without which the medication order is not legal),
number of refills and quantity (preceded by the word repetatur), and the prescriber's
DEA number on all prescriptions for controlled substances.
✔✔Oral Medications - ✔✔Solid form: tablets, capsules, pills
Liquid form: elixirs, spirits, suspensions, syrups
✔✔topical medications - ✔✔Lotions, creams, and ointments that are applied to the
surface of the skin and affect only that area; a medication delivery route.
✔✔transdermal medications - ✔✔patches
✔✔Otic medications - ✔✔administered into the ear
✔✔opthalmic medications - ✔✔a drug given into the eye, in the form of either eye drops
or ointment
✔✔rectal medications - ✔✔enema, suppository
✔✔vaginal medications - ✔✔suppositories, creams, aerosol, foams, tablets
✔✔inhaled medications - ✔✔medications delivered directly to the respiratory tract
✔✔allergic reaction symptoms - ✔✔Rash, itching, swelling, SOB due to airway swelling
✔✔Medication documentation should include: - ✔✔medication given must be recorded
on the patient's record, along with dose, time, route, location, and any side effects or
reactions to the medication
✔✔subcutaneous medication - ✔✔Medication injected into the subcutaneous layer, or
fatty tissue, of the skin.
✔✔Intramuscular medication administration - ✔✔Needle penetrates through the dermis
and subcutaneous tissue and into the muscle layer
Allows larger volume of medication
Potential to damage nerves