FUNDA FINAL QUIZ Flashcards
a basic nursing function that involves skillful technique & consideration of the patient’s development & safety.
Medication administration
a substance administered for diagnosis, cure, trea
Medication
a written direction for the preparation & administration of a drug
Prescription
the name given to a drug before it becomes official.
Generic/Prescription Name
The name under which a drug is listed
Official Name
The name which describes the constituents of drugs precisely
Chemical name
The name given to a drug by the manufacturer.
Brand/Trade Name
the study of the effects of drugs on living organism
Pharmacology
the study of dosage or amount of drugs given in the treatment of diseases.
Posology
the primary effects intended, that is the reason the drug is prescribed.
Therapeutic effect
a drug that Relieves the symptoms of a disease but not affect the disease itself.
Palliative
Treats /cure the disease condition
Curative
a drug that Support/sustains body functions until other treatment of the body’s response can take over.
Supportive
Destroys malignant cells.
Chemotherapeutic
Replaces body fluids or substances
Substitutive
Returns the body to health Multivitamins for elderly clients
Restorative
the effect of the drug that is unintended
Side effect
the immunologic reaction to the drug.
Drug allergy
a severe allergic reaction which usually occurs immediately following administration of the drug.
Anaphylactic Reaction
a decreased physiologic response to the repeated administration of a drug or chemically related substance.
Drug Tolerance
increasing response to the repeated doses of a drug
Cumulative effect
unexpected peculiar response to the drug; either overesponsive, underresponsive,
Idiosyncratic effect
inappropriate intake of a substance
Drug abuse
a person’s reliance to take a drug or substance.
Drug Dependence
due to biochemical changes in body tissues especially the nervous system, These tissue come to require the substance for normal functioning
Addiction
the emotional reliance on a drug to maintain a sense of well being
Habituation
effect of one drug are modified by the prior or concurrent administration of another drug
Drug Interaction
conjoint effect of two drugs is less than the drugs acting separately.
Drug Antagonism
the combined effect of two drugs produces a result that equals the sum
Summation
the combined effect of drugs is greater than the sum of each individual agent acting independently.
Synergism
the concurrent administration of two drugs in which one drug increases the effect of the other drug.
Potentiation
Most convenient
b. Usually less expensive
c. Safe, does not break skin barrier route of drugs
Oral
water–based liquid medication. Shake the bottle before use of
Suspension
alcohol - based liquid medication
Elixir
oil - based liquid medication.
Emulsion
coated or sustained - release tablets.
Never crush enteric
coated tablets allow the irritating medication to come in contact with the oral or gastric mucosa
Crushing enteric
release medication allows all the medication to be absorbed at the same tim
Crushing sustained
a drug that is placed under the tongue, where it dissolves.
Sublingual
a medication is held in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until the drug dissolves
Buccal
pplication of medications to a circumscribed area of the body.
Topical
includes lotions, liniments and ointments.
Dermatologic
includes instillations and irrigations.
Ophthalmic
to provide an eye medication that the client requires.
Instillation
to clear the eye of noxious or other foreign material.
Irrigation
position for ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses.
Proetz
use of nebulizers, metered - dose inhalers
Inhalation
To enhance full chest expansion allowing deeper inhalation of the medica-tion.
Semi or high fowler’s position or standing position
the washing of the vagina by liquid at low pressure. It is called douche.
Vaginal Irrigation
The administration of medication by needle.
Parenteral
under the epidermis
Intradermal
into the vein
Intravenous
into the artery
Intraarterial
nto the bone.
Intraosseous
General Principles in Parenteral Administration of Medications
- Check the doctor’s order.
- Identify the client properly. This ensures that the medication is administered to the right client.
- Practice ASEPSIS, to prevent infection.
- Use appropriate needle sizem, to minimize tissue injury.
- Plot the site of injection properly, to prevent hitting nerves, blood vessels, bones.
- Use separate needles for aspiration and injection of medications, to prevent irritation of tissues.
