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39 Cards in this Set
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Name the five rights of Drug Administration. |
1. Right drug 2. Right patient 3. Right amount 4. Right time 5. Right route |
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Before meals |
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bid |
Twice a day |
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Hypo |
Hypodermic |
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IM |
Intramuscular |
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IV |
Intervenious |
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mg |
Milligram |
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mL |
Milliliter |
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mm |
Millimeter |
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PO |
By mouth |
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qh |
Every hour |
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q2h |
Every 2 hours |
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q3h |
Every 3 hours |
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qid |
4 times a day |
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stat |
Immediately |
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tid |
Three times a day |
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Describe common abbreviations |
Healthcare professionals who order dispense or administer drugs often use abbreviations they are important to ensure the safe and accurate administration of drugs |
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Name three routes to administer drugs |
1. Enteral Route 2. Topical Route 3. Parenteral Route |
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Enteral routes include? |
1.Sublingual 2.Oral 3. Buccal 4. Rectal |
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The topical route of drug Administration involves the application of a drug onto what? |
The skin |
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What does the term parenteral mean |
The term parenteral means that the drug is administered by a route other than the GI tract typically by injection using a syringe and needle |
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Name four parenteral routes |
Intradermal, intramuscular, subcutaneous, intravenous |
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Where are the calibration skills on the needle found |
The barrel |
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Name three parts of the needle |
The Hub, cannula or shaft, the bevel |
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Define ampule |
A small sealed glass container that holds a single dose of parenteral solution and a sterile condition |
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Define Vial |
Small glass bottle containing multiple doses of a drug |
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What is the difference between an ampule and a vial |
An ampule carries only one dose while a vile carries multiple doses |
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Subcutaneous |
Under the skin |
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Intramuscular |
Within the muscle tissue |
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Intravenous |
Within a vein |
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Extravasation |
Discharged or Escape of fluid from a vessel into surrounding tissues that can cause localized vasoconstriction resulting in sloughing of tissue in tissue necrosis if not reversed with an antidote |
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Intervenious injection |
An injection given inside a vein |
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Drift infusion |
Infusion of liquid directly into the vein |
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Parenteral |
A drug administered without using the GI tract to be absorbed for example and Ivy or an IM injection |
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Sublingual |
A drug administered under the tongue |
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Topical |
A drug administered to the surface of the skin |
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Transdermal |
A drug administered in between layers of the skin |
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Plunger |
The back part of the needle that pushes the fluid out |
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Barrel |
The middle part of the needle containing the fluid |
