Nursing Department Meeting Quiz 2

What is the correct procedure for requesting medication refills?

Contact parents (email/call/text) and and send a paper request home when there is:

• 1 week left of medication. Call or text both parents if the student lives in more than one household.

• 1 week left of medication and request a refill from the pharmacy

• 1 day left of medication

• 2 weeks left of medication

What is the expiration date policy for medication orders? They expire:

• One year from the doctor's signature

• At the end of the school year in June

• At the end of August for the upcoming school year

• When the student's condition improves

What is the correct procedure for administering PRN medications?

• PRN medications can be delegated to unlicensed staff

• PRN medications require a nursing assessment before administration

• PRN medications can only be administered by an RN

• PRN medications should be given at the same time every day

Students may self-carry refills if medications are transported in lockbox/lock bag.

• True

• False

What is the correct procedure for handling expired medications?

• Return them to the parent

• Place them in a water bottle with liquid soap; firmly secure the cap and mark the bottle with a 'X'; dispose of them in the regular trash

• Return them to the LABBB Nurse Leader

• Give them to a local pharmacy

Everyday, the nurse needs to:

• Record the medication count for each prescribed med in the paper log

• Make sure the med count in the paper log agrees with the number of meds in SNAP

• Record each medication expiration date on the log sheet

• ALL OF THE ABOVE

All services/activities performed in a day must be documented in SNAP before midnight.

• TRUE

• FALSE

How far in advance should the nurse contact the parent regarding a soon to be expiring medication?

• 1 - 2 weeks prior

• 1 - 2 months prior

• 3 weeks prior

• 3 months prior

What is the correct procedure for documenting daily nursing activities?

• Record all services/activities performed daily in SNAP

• Keep a paper log of all nursing activities

• Document nursing activities in the student's health record

• Notify the nursing coordinator of all nursing activities

My student gets two G-tube feeds a day. How many SNAP entries am I making for these procedures?

• 2 entries (one for each time) in the Rx section

• 2 separate visit logs (one for each time)

• 2 entries (one for each time) in the Rx section AND 2 separate visit logs (one for each time)