Term
| What are the 10 medications rights? |
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Definition
1. Right Patient
2. Right Medication
3. Right Dose
4. Right Time
5. Right Route
6. Right Education
7. Right to Refuse
8. Right Assessment
9. Right Evaluation
10. Right Documentation |
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Term
| What are the different routes you can administer medications? How do you administer them? |
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Definition
1. IV
2. PO
3. SQ
4. IM
5. vaginally
6. rectally
7. otic
8. optic |
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Term
| What does it mean when a medication is delivered parenternally? |
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Definition
| Not by mouth; generally IV, SQ, IM. |
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Term
| What is the "z-track" method? |
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Definition
| IM technique to prevent leakage into the SQ tissue (pull skin down to ensure you're injecting into muscle). |
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Term
| What gauge needle do you use for a SQ injection? IM injection? |
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Definition
| SQ: 25-27 gauge; IM: 22-25 gauge |
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