Question

3. A nurse is preparing to administer hydrocodone to a client. Provide three (3) actions the nurse can take to prevent medication errors.

Answer 1

Hydrocodone is an opioid analgesics and frequently used for cough suppression.

The three actionss the nurse can take to prevent medication errors are:

1)One of the most important factors in the administration of medication is identification of the patient.The nurse need to follow five rights such as right patient,right drug,right route,right dose and right time

2)Double vertification of drug is curical .Proper,clear and direct communication helps in preventing errors.The pharamacist,physican,and nurse should collaborate and coordinate well to prevent such erors.

3)Next step to prevent medication mistakes is documentaion,after the medication adminiistration document the time,date of the administration and its dose.