Term
When must the order be renewed for the following medications:
Anticoagulants - ______
Narcotics/controlled - ______prn orders
- ______scheduled orders
Antibiotics - ______
Presurgical Standing Orders - ______
All other meds - ______ |
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Definition
anticoagulants - 3 days (72hrs)
Narcotics/controlled - 3 days (prn)
- 7 days (scheduled)
Antibiotics- 7 days
Presurgical Standing Orders - at time of surgery
All other meds - 30 days |
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| What are the parts of the syringe and what part do you always want to keep sterile? |
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Definition
Plunger, Barrel, Tip, Hub, Shaft, Bevel
Always keep plunger sterile |
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| What type of injections do you asperate and gently massage? |
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Definition
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| Name the types of syringes capacity and what they're measured in. |
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Definition
- Luer-lock syringe, 3mL, 0.1 (tenths)
- Tuberculin syringe, 1mL, 0.01 (hundreths)
- Insulin syringe, 100 units
- Insulin syringe, 50 units
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Term
What gauge is mostly used for blood transfusions?
What gauge is is mostly used for IV's?
What gauge is for drawing blood? |
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Definition
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Definition
25-27 G, 1/4 -1/2 in
Upper third of inner forearm, scapular area, upper chest, medial thigh
Max 0.1mL / 10-15 degree angle
tuberculin, other skin tests
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Definition
| when a diabetic's blood sugar rises to 600 or greater and they develop metabolic acidosis |
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Term
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Definition
25-29 G, 3/8 - 5/8
Fatty tissue of abdomen (not 2 in around), scapular, lateral and posterior of upper arm or thigh, upper ventro dorsogluteal area
90 degree or 45 if thin
1mL
Insulin, Heparin, Vit K
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Definition
21-23 G, 1 - 1 1/2 in.
Deltoid (1mL)
Vastus Lateralis (2mL)
Ventrogluteal (3mL)
90 degrees
Flu vaccine, Vitamin B12, antibiotics
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| What is the process for reconstituting medications? |
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Definition
remove caps and clean the tops of both vials w/alcohol wipe
Draw up dilutent into the syringe
inject it into the medicaiton vial
mix the medication and dilutent until med has dissolved
draw the reconstituted med into a syringe and remove air and unneeded med from the syringe |
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Term
| What is heparin or enoxaprin used to help prevent? |
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Definition
| deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the leg) and subsequent pulmonary embolism (blood clot in the heart) |
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| What is the preferred site of injection for IM injections in infants? |
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Definition
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