Five Rights of Delegation
1. Right Person
2. Right Task
3. Right Circumstance
4. Right Direction and Communication
5. Right Supervision and
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
Five Rights of Medication Administration
1. Right Client
2. Right Drug
3. Right Dose
4. Right Route
5. Right Time
Acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Antidote/Reversal: acetylcysteine (Muscomyst)
Toxic Level: >250mcg/mL
Benzodiazapine
Antidote/Reversal: flumazenil (Romazicon)
Curare
Antidote/Reversal: edrophonium (Tensilon)
Cyanide Poisoning
Antidote/Reversal: methylene blue
Digitalis/Digoxin
Antidote/Reversal: digoxin immune FAB (Digibind)
Ethylene Poisoning
Antidote/Reversal: fomepizole (Antizol)
Heparin and enoxaparin (Lovenox)
Antidote/Reversal: protamine sulfate
Iron
Antidote/Reversal: deferoxamine (Desferal)
Lead
Antidote/Reversal: succimer (Chemet)
Magnesium Sulfate
Antidote/Reversal: calcium gluconate 10% (Kalcinate)
Narcotics
Antidote/Reversal: naloxone (Narcan)
Warfarin
Antidote/Reversal: phytonadione (Vit. K)
Aminophylline
bronchodilator (IV)
Therapeutic Level: 10-20 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >20 mcg/mL
Carbamazepine
anticonvulsant
Therapeutic Level: 5-12 mcg/mL
Amitriptyline
antidepressant and nerve pain med
Toxic Level: >500 ng/ML
Digoxin
antiarrhythmic, blood pressure
Therapeutic Level: 0.8-2.0 ng/mL
Toxic Level: >2.4 ng/mL
Gentamicin
antibiotic (renal/oto toxic)
Therapeutic Level: 0.5-0.8 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >12mcg/mL
Lithium
bipolar disorder
Therapeutic Level: 0.4-1.4 mEq/L
Toxic Level: >2 mEq/L
Magnesium Sulfate
anticonvulsant
Therapeutic Level: 4-8 mg/dL
Toxic Level: >9mg/dL
Phenobarbital
barbiturate/anticonvulsant
Therapeutic Level: 10-30 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >40 mcg/mL
Methotrexate
Chemotherapy/Immunosuppressant
Toxic Level: >10 mcmol over 24 hours
Phenytoin
anticonvulsant
Therapeutic Level: 10-20 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >30 mcg/mL
Quinidine
antiarrhythmic/anti-parasite
Therapeutic Level: 2-5 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >10 mcg/mL
Salicylate
NSAID
Therapeutic Level: 100-250 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >300 mcg/mL
Theophylline
bronchodilator
Therapeutic Level: 10-20 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >20 mcg/mL
Tobramycin
Therapeutic Level: 5-10 mcg/mL
Toxic Level: >12 mcg/mL
-dipine
Ca+ Channel Blocker
-afil
Erectile Dysfunction
-caine
Anesthetics
-pril
ACE inhibitor
-pam, -lam
Benzodiazapine
-statin
Antilipidemic
-asone, -solone
Corticosteroid
-olol
Beta Blocker
-cillin
Penicillin derivative (antibiotic)
-ide
Oral Hypoglycemic
-prazole
Proton Pump Inhibitor
-vir
Antiviral
-ase
Thombolytic
-azine
antiemetic
-phylline
bronchodilator
-arin
anticoagulant
-tidine
antiulcer
-zine
antihistamine
-cycline
antibiotic
-mycin
aminoglycoside
-floxacin
antibiotic
-tyline
Tricyclic antidepressants
-pram, -ine
SSRI's
Serum Sodium (Na+)
135-145 mEq/L
Serum Potassium (K+)
3.5-5 mEq/L
Serum Calcium (Ca++)
8.5-10.5 mg/dL
Magnesium (Mg++)
1.3-2.1 mEq/L
Phosphorus (PO4)
3.0-4.5 mg/dL [Show Less]