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22 Cards in this Set
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Definition of Medication
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is a drug used to prevent, treat, or cure a disease
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Definition of Prescription
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the written direction for the preparation and the administration of the drug.
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what is the purpose of medicine?
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-Diagnostic purposes .
-Drugs used in treatment of diseases. - Drugs used to cure diseases (specifics). -Drugs used as vaccines. |
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what are the Factors affecting the action of prescribe drugs?
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Age-Weight-Sex-Physical condition-Method of administration
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what are the Effects of drugs
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Side effect
Toxic affect Local effect Systemic effect Drug allergy Drug interaction |
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definition of Local effect
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It is just affect the body tissue at the site of medicine administration
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definition of Systemic effect
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It is a total body-effect. The medicine is absorbed into the blood stream and distributed to distant sites, generalized body effects occur.
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definition of Side effect
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secondary effect of the drug is one that unintended, side effects are usually predictable and may be either harmless
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definition of Toxic affect
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May by an over dose or an excessive accumulation of medicine. It may occur suddenly or slowly over a period of time.
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definition of Drug allergy
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is immunological reaction to a drug.
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definition of Drug interaction
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occur when one drug modifies the action of another drug.
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what are the Common mild allergic response
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Skin rash-Rhinitis-Nausea and vomiting-Wheezing
Diarrhea |
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whats the Routes of administrating drugs
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-Orally: Giving drugs by mouth.
-Sublingual:Administering a drug placed under the tongue, where it dissolved. -Buccal:Administering a solid drug placed in the mouth against the mucous membrane of the cheeks. -Parenteral administration: (Drugs given by injection). -Rectally:Drugs administrates by rectum. -Vagina:Drugs administered in the vagina. -Inhalation :By respiratory tract. -Instillation:Pouring a liquid medicine drop by drop into a body cavity as in eye, nose, and ear. -Local application to the skin. |
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definition of Intradermal injection
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injection into the dermis just under the epidermis.
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definition of Subcutaneous injection
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: injection into tissues just below the dermis of the skin. Eg; insulin, serum and vaccine.
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definition of Intramuscular injection
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: injection into muscle as antibiotics, vitamins.
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definition of Intravenous injection
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: injection into vein for administration of fluids, blood, and for rapid action of drugs.
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what are the Types of medicine orders in acute care settings
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- Standing or routine order
- STAT order - prn order -The single order dose |
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definition of Standing or routine order
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Is order that will apply to all patients who are admitted to a particular nursing care unit or meet certain criteria, it is carried out until canceled by another order.
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definition of STAT order
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The term STAT is Latin for “immediately”. It means that single dose of medication is to be given immediately and only once.
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definition of prn order
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(as needed) medication is to be given only when a client requires it. (e.g. analgesics, hypnotics, and laxatives).
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definition of The single order dose
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is for medication to be given once at the specified time. Example Seconal 100mg has before surgery.
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