Term
1. Over-reaction or under- reaction or different reaction from normal
2. Accumulation of medication in the bloodstream
3. Unintended, undesirable, often unpredictable
Severe response |
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idiosyncratic reaction
toxic effect
adverse effect |
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| A ____ effect occurs when the combined effect of two medications is greater than the effect of the medications given separately. |
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Term
1. Time it takes for a medication to produce a response
2. Minimum blood serum concentration before next scheduled dose
3. Point at which blood serum concentration is reached and maintained
4. Time at which a medication reaches its highest effective concentration
5. Time medication takes to produce greatest result |
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Definition
1. onset
2. trough level
3. plateau
4. peak
5. duration |
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Term
* Before Meals
• As desired
• At bedtime
• After meals
• As needed
• Every morning
• Every day
• Immediately |
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Definition
AC or ac
ad lib
nightly or at bedtime
PC or pc
prn
am
daily
STAT or stat |
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Term
| ID, Sub-Q, IM, IV (epidural, intrathecal, intraosseous, intraperitoneal, intrapleural, intra-arterial) are all ___ routes of administration |
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Term
– Most logically organized
– Meter, liter, gram
- 0 before the decimal only |
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Term
a system of measurement that is
– Most familiar to individuals – Disadvantage: inaccuracy |
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Term
types of orders
1. Administered until the dosage is changed or another medication is prescribed
2. When a medication is needed right away, but not STAT
3. Given when the patient requires it
4. Given one time only for a specific reason |
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Definition
1. routine order
2. Now order
3. prn order
4. single order |
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Term
| system for stocking and dispensing medication |
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Definition
AMDS
automated medication dispensing system |
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Term
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Definition
| medication, documentation, dose, route, time, patient |
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Term
| Definition:whenapatienttakestwoormore medications to treat the same illness, takes two or more medications from the same chemical class, uses two or more medications with the same or similar actions to treat several disorders simultaneously, or mixes nutritional supplements or herbal products with medications. |
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Term
| – Skin, nasal, eye, ear, vaginal, rectal...these are examples of ____ route |
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Term
Verify that the tube location is compatible with
medication absorption.
– Follow American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) guidelines.
– Use liquids when possible.
– If medication is to be given on an empty stomach, allow at least ___ minutes before or
after feeding.
this is an example of ___ or ___ feedings
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Definition
30 minutes
enteric or small-bore feeding |
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Term
| for nasal administration, have the patient _ and _ |
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Definition
| lay down and put their head back |
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Term
• Eye instillation
– Avoid the 1.___
– Avoid the 2.___ with droppers or tubes to decrease the risk of infection.
– Use only on the affected eye.
– Never allow a patient to use another patient’s
eye medication. |
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Definition
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Term
| Ear instillation – Structures are very sensitive to temperature. – Use 1._____ solution– Drainage may indicate 2.___ – Never 3.___ the ear canal. – Do not force medication into an occluded ear canal |
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Definition
| 1. sterile solution 2. ear drum rupture 3. occlude |
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Term
– Pressurized metered-dose inhalers (pMDIs) • Need sufficient 1.____ for use
– Breath-actuated metered-dose inhalers (BAIs) • Release depends on strength of patients 2.____
– Dry powder inhalers (DPIs) • Activated by patient’s 3.
• Produce local effects such as 4.
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Definition
1. hand strength
2. breath
3. breath
4. bronchodialation |
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Term
administering via irrigation
• Use 1.___ technique if a break is noted in the skin or mucosa.
• Use 2.___ technique when the cavity is not sterile. |
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Definition
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Term
Administering via Irrigation
• Usually use 1.2.3. on
– Eye
– Ear
– Throat
– Vagina
– Urinary tract |
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Definition
| 1. sterile water 2. saline 3. antiseptic solutions |
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Term
| inserting a medication similar to a contact lens into the patients eye |
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Definition
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SYRINGES
Sizes from __ to ___
• use __ sizes to administer IV medications and to irrigate wounds or drainage tubes |
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Definition
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Term
| • If two medications are compatible, they can be mixed in one injection if the total dose is within accepted limits, so the patient receives only one injection at a time. true or false? |
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Definition
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Term
insulin
• Use the correct syringe:
use a ____ syringe
• Insulin is classified by rate of action: – 1.2.3.4 |
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Definition
100-unit insulin syringe
rapid, short, intermediate, long acting |
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Term
•INSULIN
Inject rapid-acting insulins mixed with 1,___ insulin within 2._______ |
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Definition
1. NPH
2. 15 MINUTES BEFORE A MEAL |
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Term
• INSULIN
Never mix insulin 1.___ (Lantus) or insulin 2.___ (Levemir) with other types of insulin. |
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Term
SUBCUTANEOUS
medication is placed in the 1.____ under the 2.___
absorption is slower than with 3.___ injections |
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Definition
| 1. loose connective tissue under the 2. dermis 3. intramuscular |
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SUBCUTANEOUS
Administering 1.____ requires special considerations.
A patient’s 2.___ indicates the depth of the subcutaneous layer.
Choose the needle length and angle of insertion based on the 3.___ and estimated amount of subcutaneous tissue.
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Definition
1. low-molecular-weight heparin
2. body weight
3. body weight |
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Term
INTRAMUSCULAR
• Faster absorption than 1. route
• Many risks, so verify the injection is justified
• Needles
– Very obese: 2.__ inches – Thin: 3.__-__ inch |
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Definition
1. subcutaneous
2. 3 inches
3. 1/2 to 1 inch |
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Term
INTRAMUSCULAR
Amounts:
– Adults: 1._ to _mL can be absorbed
– Children, older adults, thin patients: up to 2.__mL
– Small children and older infants: up to 3.__ mL
– Smaller infants: up to 4.__mL |
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Definition
1.2-5mL
2. 2 mL
3. 1mL
4. 0.5mL |
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Term
| A method of intramuscular injection used to prevent injected medicine from leaking back to the surface of the skin; the skin is pushed to one side and held in place while the medicine is injected; after the needle is withdrawn, the skin is returned to its original position. |
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