Chapter 13 - Medications

Question 1

Adverse

Answer 1

Drug event injures or harmful reactions that result from use of drug

Question 2

Ampoule/Ampule

Answer 2

Small glass vial sealed to keep contents sterile, used for intramuscular and IV medications

Question 3

Automatic stop date

Answer 3

Date on which specified categories of medications must be discontinued unless renewed by physician

Question 4

Bolus

Answer 4

Concentrated dose of medication or fluid usually given by IV

Question 5

Central line catheter

Answer 5

Large catheter they provides access to the veins or to heart to measure pressure

Question 6

Heparin lock

Answer 6

IV catheter with small chamber covered with a rubber diaphragm or designed cap to administer meds incase emergency

Question 7

Injectables

Answer 7

Meds that are given by forcing a liquid into a body by needle and syringe

Question 8

Intramuscular injection

Answer 8

Injection of medication into a muscle

Question 9

IV or infusion

Answer 9

Directly into a vein

Question 10

IV push

Answer 10

Method of giving concentrated doses of medications directly into vein

Question 11

Medication administration record MR

Answer 11

List of medications that each patient is currently taking, used by nurses to administrator meds

Question 12

Norcotic

Answer 12

Controlled drug that relieves pain or produces sleep

Question 13

Piggyback

Answer 13

Method by which drugs are usually administered IV in 50 to 100ml of fluid

Question 14

Subcutaneous injection

Answer 14

Injection of small amount of meds under the skin into fatty or connective tissue

Question 15

Suppository

Answer 15

Medicated substance mixed in a solid base that melts when placed in body opening. Rectum/vagina

Question 16

Suspension

Answer 16

Fine particle drug suspended in liquid

Question 17

Topical

Answer 17

Direct application of meds to skin eye ear or other parts of body