Funds final

Question 1

Half life

Answer 1

Amount of time it takes for 50% of blood concentration of a drug to be eliminated from the body.

Question 2

Components of a doctors order

Answer 2

patient’s name, date & time order is written, name of drug to be administered, dosage of drug, route by which drug Is to be administered, frequency of administration of the drug, signature of the person writing the order

Question 3

Assessments needed from patients before giving medications

Answer 3

Review of lab values, pain level, respiratory assessment, cardiac assessment

Question 4

Proper way to give injections-

Answer 4

IM: 90 degrees, hold muscle with thumb & index finger
SQ: Either 45 or 90 degrees, into areas where there is fat to grab
ID: 5 to 15 degrees, right under skin

Question 5

Proper disposal of syringes with needles

Answer 5

Sharps container, never recap

Question 6

Recognize different drug nomenclature

Answer 6

Generic name: identifies the drug’s active ingredient, is the name assigned by the manufacturer that first developed the drug. (acetaminophen)
Trade name: also known as the brand name. Selected by the pharmaceutical company that sells the drug and is protected by trademark. (Tylenol)

Question 7

Drug preparations:

Answer 7

The form in which the drug is prepared may determine the route of administration. Preparation: oral, topical & parenteral administration.

Question 8

Drug classifications

Answer 8

Or drug classes, refer to groups of drugs that share similar characteristics. Drugs are classified in two primary ways: pharmaceutical class & therapeutic class

Question 9

Adverse vs side effects

Answer 9

Adverse effects: Harmful effects that lead to injury
Side effects: mild, predictable, and may be tolerated as part of the therapy.

Question 10

Factors affecting drug action

Answer 10

➢ Developmental considerations
➢ Weight
➢ Gender
➢ Genetic and cultural factors
➢ Psychological factors
➢ Pathology
➢ Environment
➢ Timing of administration

Question 11

Drug dose serum levels

Answer 11

Indicates the onset, peak, and duration of action

Question 12

Routes of medications

Answer 12

Oral, topical, injectable: *Capsule
* Elixir
* Enteric coat
* Extended release (ER)
* Liniment
* Lotion
* Lozenge
* Ointment
* Pill
* Powder
* Solution
* Suppository
* Suspension
* Syrup
* Tablet
* Transdermal patch

Question 13

Angles for injections

Answer 13

5-15, 45, 90 degrees

Question 14

Sites for IM injections

Answer 14

Ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis, deltoid muscle, dorsogluteal (Not recommended)

Question 15

Examples of topical medications

Answer 15

Liniment, lotion, ointment, suppository, transdermal patch

Question 16

Role of skeletal movements

Answer 16

➢ Supports the soft tissue of the body
➢ Protects crucial components of the body
➢ Furnishes surfaces for the attachment of muscles, tendons, and ligaments
➢ Provides storage area for minerals and fat
➢ Produces blood cells

Question 17

Joint movements

Answer 17

➢ Abduction
➢ Adduction
➢ Circumduction
➢ Flexion
➢ Extension
➢ Hyperextension
➢ Dorsiflexion
➢ Plantar flexion
➢ Rotation
➢ Internal & external rotation
➢ Supination
➢ Pronation
➢ Inversion
➢ Eversion

Question 18

Proper way to use crutches

Answer 18

To climb stairs: Advance unaffected leg past crutches, then place weight on unaffected leg. Advance affected leg and then crutches to the step. Continue with this order until
top of stairs is reached.
To descend stairs:
Move crutches and affected leg first, followed by the
unaffected leg

Question 19

Causes of Back Injury in Health Care Workers

Answer 19

➢ Uncoordinated lifts
➢ Manual lifting & transferring of patients without assistive devices
➢ Lifting when fatigued or after recent back injury recovery
➢ Repetitive movements such as lifting, transferring, and repositioning patients
➢ Standing for long periods of time
➢ Transferring patients
➢ Repetitive tasks
➢ Transferring/repositioning uncooperative or confused patients

Question 20

Equipment and assistive devices

Answer 20

➢ Gait belts
➢ Stand-assist & repositioning aids
➢ Lateral-assist devices
➢ Friction-reducing sheets
➢ Mechanical lateral-assist devices
➢ Transfer chairs
➢ Power stand-assist & repositioning lifts
➢ Powered full-body lifts

Question 21

Abduction

Answer 21

moving away from midline of the body

Question 22

Adduction

Answer 22

moving towards midline of the body

Question 23

Flexion

Answer 23

bending the extremity at the joint & increasing the angle of the joint

Question 24

Circumduction

Answer 24

Circular motion

Question 25

Extension

Answer 25

Straightening the extremities at the joint, and decreasing the angle of the joint

Question 26

Hyper extension

Answer 26

The state of exaggerating extension

Question 27

Dorsiflexion

Answer 27

Backward bending of the hand or foot

Question 28

Plantar flexion

Answer 28

Flexion of the foot

Question 29

Rotation

Answer 29

Turning of a bone on its own axis

Question 30

Internal rotation

Answer 30

A body part turning on its axis toward the midline of the body

Question 31

External rotation

Answer 31

as body part turning on its axis away from the midline of the body

Question 32

Supination

Answer 32

Supine position, laying on back

Question 33

Pronation

Answer 33

Prone position, laying on chest

Question 34

Inversion

Answer 34

movement of the sole do the foot inward (occurs at the ankle)

Question 35

Eversion

Answer 35

movement of the sole of the foot outward (Occurs at the ankle)

Question 36

Renal calculi

Answer 36

Kidney stones; a small, hard deposit that forms in the kidneys and is often painful when passed.

Question 37

Fibrinolysin

Answer 37

A proteolytic enzyme, formed in the blood from plasminogen, that causes the breakdown of the fibrin in blood clots.

Question 38

Therapeutic range

Answer 38

Concentration of drug in the blood serum that produces the desired effect without causing toxicity.

Question 39

Trough level

Answer 39

The point on the drug is at its lowest concentration, indicating the rate of elimination