2: Safety Preparing and Giving Drugs

Question 0

Drug error

Answer 0

Any preventable event that may cause inappropriate drug use or patient Herm while the drug is in the control of the healthcare professional, the patient, or the consumer. A drug error may cause a patient to receive the wrong drug, the right drug in the wrong dose, the wrong route or at the wrong time

Question 1

Buccal route

Answer 1

Application of a drug within the cheek or the cavity of the mouth

Question 2

Enteral route

Answer 2

Delivery of drugs from the outside of the body to the inside of the body through the G.I. tract

Question 3

Intradermal route

Answer 3

Injection of drugs with in or between the layers of the skin

Question 4

Intramuscular route IM

Answer 4

Injection of drugs into a muscle

Question 5

Intravenous route IV

Answer 5

Injection of drugs into a vein

Question 6

Nasogastric tube

Answer 6

The tube inserted through the nostril into the stomach to deliver drugs

Question 7

Onset of action

Answer 7

The length of time it takes for a drug to start working

Question 8

Oral route

Answer 8

Administration of drugs by way of the mouth

Question 9

Parenteral route

Answer 9

Movement of a drug from the outside of the body to the inside of the body by injection

Question 10

Percutaneous route

Answer 10

Movement of a drug from the outside of the body to the inside of the body through the skin or mucous membranes

Question 11

Percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy tube

Answer 11

A surgically implanted tube placed through the abdomen into the stomach

Question 12

Per os

Answer 12

Given drugs by way of the mouth

Question 13

PRN order

Answer 13

An order written to administer a drug to a patient as needed

Question 14

Rectal route

Answer 14

Movement of a drug from outside of the body to the inside of the body through the rectum

Question 15

Single-dose order

Answer 15

An order written to administer a drug one time only

Question 16

Standing order

Answer 16

And order written when a patient is to receive a drug on a regular basis

Question 17

STAT order

Answer 17

And order written to administer a drug once and as soon as possible

Question 18

Subcutaneous route

Answer 18

Injection of drugs into the tissue between the skin and muscle

Question 19

Sublingual route

Answer 19

Administration of drugs by placing them underneath the tongue

Question 20

Suppository

Answer 20

A small medication plug design to melt at body temperature with in a body cavity other than the mouth

Question 21

Topical route

Answer 21

Application of drugs directly to the skin

Question 22

Transdermal route

Answer 22

A type of percutaneous drug delivery in which the drug is applied to the skin, passes through the skin and enters the bloodstream

Question 23

Unit-dose drugs

Answer 23

Drugs that are dispensed to fill each patient’s drug order for a 24 hour time period