2. Do you know what TALL LETTERS within
the drug name indicate?
• TALL LETTERS in a drug name are indicative of a look alike/sound alike
drug
• Examples
• APRAZolam and LORazepam
See the list in the Med Rooms for additional examples

3. What should you do if you have a patient in
airborne isolation and the negative airflow
stops working?
1. Place a mask on the patient
2. Notify your charge nurse and facilities management of the problem

4. Who is allowed to shut off the Oxygen on
the unit?
• In the event oxygen needs to be shut off to our unit, the first action is
to ensure all patients needing oxygen are secure
• The charge nurse can notify the house supervisor or the unit
supervisor once all patients have been secured and Oxygen may be
shut off

5. How often should patients on our unit be
weighed?
• EVERY DAY!
• Our night shift PCAs should be weighing the patients everyday around
the same time in their last rounds.
• This should be documented in Meditech daily
• Why is this important?
• Our CHF and Dialysis patients need to be weighed to ensure that the
treatment plan we are providing is working.
• As of ....... Dialysis will no longer be picking up patients if there is no
weight documented. Please do not delay patient care by not having
this documented.

6. When should you take a verbal (not
telephone) order?
• Only in the case of an emergency
• Orders are to be written in the chart as verbal only when the patient
is in distress or an emergency has arisen
• Telephone orders are to be timed and dated

7. Where can you find a list of materials
located on the crash cart?
• In each crash cart binder there is a detailed list of the items that you
are able to find in the crash cart.

8. When should you document on the
education screen?
• Anytime that you educate your patient on ANYTHING!
• New medications
• Diet
• Isolation education needs to be documented on any patient placed in
isolation.