Assessment 2 Name Institution ASSESSMENT
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Running head: ASSESSMENT 2 1Assessment 2NameInstitutiontmpdssiriki1818984_1231739140_646873.doc(Unit Code)Ver. 1: (dd/mm/yyyy)Page 1 of 6TMP 123 E v 1.0 (23/04/15) © TAFE Queensland. Uncontrolled copy if printed. Refer to TAFE Queensland intranet for current version of document.
ASSESSMENT 2 2ASSESSMENT 2 1.1A verbal or telephone order?1. An authorized prescriber identifies, specifies the name of the patient and then communicates the order2. The receiver: Documents the order instantly on prescriber form including time and date, authorized name ofprescriber, and pager number or service, name, statues and signature of receiver Repeats the order back to authorized prescriber including the: a.Name of patient b.Name of drug and spelling of drug to avoid any error due to sound alike drugsc.Dosage, pronouncing it in single digit (e.g. 15 mg is read as one five)d.Routee.Frequency (e.g. 3 times daily and not TID)Requests indication for medication to help in error avoidance Questions the authorized prescriber in case there is any uncertainty about the order3. The authorized prescriber has to countersign order with twenty-four hours (or as soon as feasible) aftercommunicating it. A standing order?It is only initiated when patients meet criteria highlighted in orders. It must be co-signed after initiated withexemption of vaccination orders. PRN orders?The PRN medication order is administered only by the certified staff once he has reviewed the following: 1. Verifying PRN order: based on DPH regulations. The PRN orders have to encompass particular targetsymptoms alongside instructions for utilization. Target symptoms have to be the ones which certified staff istmpdssiriki1818984_1231739140_646873.doc(Unit Code)Ver. 1: (dd/mm/yyyy)Page 2 of 6TMP 123 E v 1.0 (23/04/15) © TAFE Queensland. Uncontrolled copy if printed. Refer to TAFE Queensland intranet for current version of document.
ASSESSMENT 2 3able to observe without the need for a clinical assessment. PRN orders might never be ordered for a diagnosis.Where PRN orders are not clear, pharmacist has to be consulted. 2. Administration of PRN medications-documentation: The PR medications have to be documented on theMAR back including the reasons provide as well as effectiveness. Notation of the observation of staff of thePRN medication effectiveness have to be highlighted, accurately denoting describe symptom described.3. For individual learning to self-medicate: A certified staff has to always note if the consumer requested thePRN medication and the reason highlighted (Mitragotri, Burke & Langer, 2014). This will further bedocumented on MAR, alongside how the staff observed the presentation of the individual. Teaching as well aseducation for the individual learning to self-medicate must encompass self-identification of symptoms targetedthe order medication will treat.1.2a. Oral administration Sublingual Rectal administration Topical administration Parental administration Intravenous injection IntramuscularSubcutaneous (Mignani, El Kazzouli, Bousmina & Majoral, 2013) b. The S.C is mistaken as SL for sublingual or “5 every” and hence write “Sub-Q”, “subQ”, or “subcutaneously”c. It should not be used since the potential problem of being mistaken for mg (milligrams) leading to onethousand-fold dosing overdose and hence recommended preferred term is “m cg”.2.1tmpdssiriki1818984_1231739140_646873.doc(Unit Code)Ver. 1: (dd/mm/yyyy)Page 3 of 6TMP 123 E v 1.0 (23/04/15) © TAFE Queensland. Uncontrolled copy if printed. Refer to TAFE Queensland intranet for current version of document.
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