Exam 1 Flashcards
What is one of the indications of a urinary catheter?
Prolonged Immobilization
What type of irrigation can be used after GU surgeries to keep the bladder clear from blood clots and sediment?
Continuous Bladder
A Foley catheter insertion is a what procedure?
Sterile
Foley catheters need to always remain a what drainage system?
Closed
This injection site is the middle third part of the muscle in the thigh?
Vastus lateral is
How many times do we check the MAR during medication administration?
3
What method do we use when administering IM injections that prevents medication from escaping the muscle tissue?
Z Track
When instilling eye drops, we place the medication in the?
Inner Canthus
This is the gold standard fro checking placement on a newly inserted NG tube?
X Ray
What is the appropriate abbreviation for twice a day?
BID
What is the angle of insertion in an IM injections?
90 Degrees
What is the medical term for diminished urine output?
Oliguria
The darker urine is the more what it is?
Concentrated
What is the most common and easiest medication route?
Oral
What is the amount of urine left in the bladder after voiding? Measured by an in & out cathode a bladder scan.
Post void residual
What is a complication of tube feeding?
Aspiration
What medication is absorbed after being placed against the cheek?
Buccal
How long do we keep the head of bed elevated after administration of enteral medications or feeding?
1 hour
What is a symptom of a urinary tract infection?
Dysuria
What is a priority before any medication or feeding administration in an enteral tube?
Check placement
What type of container do we use for a urine specimen?
Sterile
What is the 4th right of medication administration?
Route
