Cdc Set 2 Volume 3

Front 1

What five things are medications used for?

Back 1

Treat

Cure

Prevent disease

Provide relief

Front 2

What is a formulary?

Back 2

Reference book/pamphlet that lists meds available at a specific health care facility; also lists recommended dosages and special considerations

Front 3

What drug name is assigned by the US Adopted Name Council?

Back 3

Generic name

Front 4

Why were drug standards developed?

Back 4

Ensure medications are of uniform product quality

Front 5

Who is involved in selecting, obtaining, and storing different medications, as well as accounting for the safe dispensation of medications?

Back 5

Pharmacists

Front 6

What two essential patient history considerations must be obtained and documented before administrating a medication?

Back 6

Current medications and allergies

Front 7

What are the five rights of medication administration?

Back 7

Patient

Medication

Dose

Route

Time

Front 8

List the four basic principles of medication administration

Back 8

Knowledgeable

Judgment

Skill in delivery

Patient education

Front 9

What medication references are available to technician if needed?

Back 9

Physician's Desk Reference

Front 10

What are the basic five rights of medication administration and sixth right?

Back 10

Medication

Amount

Time

Route

Patient

Documentation

Front 11

What is the first step in preparing a medication?

Back 11

Verify medication order

Front 12

What is the largest amount of the drug that will produce a therapeutic effect without symptoms of toxicity?

Back 12

Maximum dose

Front 13

Define loading dose

Back 13

Initial high dose used to elevate the level of the drug in blood quickly, often followed by lower maintenance dose

Front 14

What are seven elements of proper medication documentation?

Back 14

Medication dosage

Time

Route

Location of injection

Adverse signs or reaction

Response to medication

Front 15

If a patient refuses to take a medication, what should you do?

Back 15

Try to find out why, report to nurse or provider, document situation in patient record

Front 16

What form do you use to report a medication error?

Back 16

AF Form 765

Front 17

What are the four types of medication orders?

Back 17

Stat

Standing

Single

PRN

Front 18

What are the six essential parts of a drug order?

Back 18

Patient's name

Date order was written

Drug name

Drug dosage

Method of administrating drug

Signature of provider

Front 19

Who is responsible for documenting the administration of a medication?

Back 19

Individual who administers drug

Front 20

Why does the site of administration nee to be documented when an injection is given?

Back 20

Avoid duplicate injections at same site

Front 21

In order to avoid errors, what do many facilities use to copy medication order?

Back 21

Computer generated product

Front 22

What are two main Federal laws that apply to the administration of drugs?

Back 22

Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act

Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and control Act

Front 23

When do double-locked drugs need to be accounted for?

Back 23

At end of shift

Front 24

In which schedule are drugs not acceptable for medical Use and have a high potential for abuse?

Back 24

Schedule I

Front 25

Aspirin with codeine falls under what schedule of drugs?

Back 25

Schedule III

Front 26

Special inventory procedures are required for what schedule of drugs?

Back 26

Schedule II

Front 27

What is the purpose of a palliative drug action?

Back 27

Relieves symptoms of a disease but does not affect disease itself

Front 28

What category of therapeutic drug has the purpose of replacing body fluids or substances?

Back 28

Substitutive

Front 29

Term is applied when drugs are used to return the body to health, but not cure the disease

Back 29

Restorative

Front 30

What signs and symptoms must the technician warn the patient they may experience after taking an adrenergic medication?

Back 30

Palpitations

Nervousness

Tachycardia

Cardiac arrhythmias

Anginal Pain

Front 31

Explain the function of the sympathetic nervous system. Which category of drugs is used to prevent its action in the body?

Back 31

Fight or flight

Front 32

A patient you are caring for has congestive heart failure and is taking oral digitalis. What category of medications is contraindicated for use with this patient?

Back 32

Adrenergenic blockers

Front 33

Once cholinergic medications have been introduced into the body, what are the actions of this type of drug?

Back 33

Increased gastrointestinal peristalsis, contraction of urinary bladder, secretions & skeletal muscle strength

Front 34

List three drug interactions with a brief description of each that the technician needs to be aware of:

Back 34

Synergism - Two drugs working together

Potentiation - One drug prolongs the other

Antagonism - Opposing action of two drugs

Front 35

During her medical screening at the family practice clinic, Mrs, Jones admitted to taking OTC Tagament for her heartburn at home, and that her doctor had previously prescribed Tofranil for her current depression. For what type of drug interaction do you need to be alerted, and is it desirable or undesirable?

Back 35

Undesirable potentiation

Front 36

What is the process called in which a medication is transported from the site of entry to the circulatory system?

Back 36

Absorption

Front 37

How long does it take for the effects of drug toxicity to be noticed ?

Back 37

Immediately or may take months

Front 38

What term is used for severe allergic reaction?

Back 38

Anaphylactic reaction

Front 39

When an overdose of a drug occurs, what normally occurs?

Back 39

Toxicity

Front 40

Name the two types of drug dependence

Back 40

Physical and psychological

Front 41

What is the purpose of most drug therapy?

Back 41

Maintain constant level of drug in body to permit therapeutic action to be achieved

Front 42

What factors influence the action that drugs have on the body?

Back 42

Age

Weight

Sex

Genetic factors

Psychological factors

Illness & disease

Time of administration

External environment

Front 43

Why are infants highly affected by drugs?

Back 43

Immature liver & kidney function

Front 44

When patients do not believe a certain medication will help them, what factors are influencing them?

Back 44

Psychological factors

Front 45

Why do oral medications taken before meals usually act faster in the body?

Back 45

Low digestive system content