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| application of a drug within the cheek or the cavity of the mouth |
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| any preventable event that may cause inappropriate drug use or patient harm while the drug is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer |
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| What may a drug error cause a patient? |
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| to receive the wrong drug, the right drug in the wrong dose, the wrong route, or at the wrong time |
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| delivery of drugs from the outside of the body to the inside of the body through the GI tract |
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| injection of drugs within or btwn the layers of the skin |
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| injection of drugs in muscle |
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| injection of drugs directly into a vein |
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| a tube inserted through the nostril into the stomach to deliver drugs |
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| the length of time it takes for a drug to start to work |
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| administration of drugs by way of mouth |
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| movement of a drug from the outside of the body to the inside of the body by injection (intra-arterial, intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intracavity, or intra-osseous |
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| movement of a drug from the outside of the body to the inside of the body through the skin or mucous membranes |
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| Percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy (PEG) tube |
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| a surgically implanted tube placed through the abdomen into the stomach |
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| giving drugs by way of the mouth |
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| an order written to administer a drug to a patient as needed |
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| movement of a drug from outside of the body to the inside of the body through the rectum |
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| an order written to administer a drug one time only |
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| an order written when a patient is to receive a drug on a regular basis |
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| an order written to administer a drug once and ASAP |
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| injection of drugs into the tissues btwn the skin and the muscle |
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| adminstration od drugs by placing them underneath the tongue |
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| a small medication plug designed to melt at body temp within a body cavity other than the mouth |
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| application of drugs directly to the skin |
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| a type of percutaneous drug delivery in which the drug is applied to the skin, passes through the skin, and enters the bloodstream |
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| drugs that are dispensed to fill each patient's drug orders for a 24-hour time period |
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