Medication Administration & Emergency Response Flashcards
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A correctional nurse is administering medications during pill call. An inmate refuses to swallow an oral medication and attempts to cheek it. What is the most appropriate nursing action?
Answer: Require the inmate to open their mouth and lift their tongue after administration
Mouth checks after oral medication administration are a standard correctional nursing practice to confirm ingestion and prevent diversion.
Which controlled substance schedule requires the most stringent documentation and security measures in a correctional facility?
Answer: Schedule II
Schedule II controlled substances have the highest abuse potential among prescribed medications and require the strictest documentation, counting, and secure storage protocols.
An inmate on methadone maintenance therapy is found unresponsive with pinpoint pupils and a respiratory rate of 6 breaths/min. What is the priority intervention?
Answer: Administer naloxone per protocol
Signs of opioid overdose (unresponsiveness, miosis, respiratory depression) require immediate naloxone administration as the life-saving priority intervention.
During a correctional facility mass casualty event, which triage category should receive immediate life-saving intervention?
Answer: Red — immediate
Red-tagged patients in the START triage system have survivable life-threatening injuries requiring immediate intervention to prevent death.
A nurse is preparing to administer insulin to a diabetic inmate. Which action is most important before administration?
Answer: Verify blood glucose reading and correlate to the prescribed sliding scale
Verifying the current blood glucose and matching it to the prescribed sliding scale order is the critical safety step before insulin administration to prevent hypoglycemia.
An inmate with a history of seizures is found postictal on the unit floor. What is the nurse's first action upon arrival?
Answer: Assess airway patency and place in lateral recovery position
Airway management and positioning to prevent aspiration are the immediate priorities in the postictal phase after a seizure.
Which practice BEST reduces the risk of medication diversion during pill call in a correctional setting?
Answer: Observing ingestion and conducting mouth checks for all oral medications
Direct observation of ingestion combined with mouth checks is the most effective strategy to confirm medication consumption and prevent diversion.