IN3 Intro to medication admin

Question 1

What term describes the passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of medication administration?

Answer 1

Absorption

Question 2

What term describes the unintended, undesirable and often unpredictable severe responses to a medication?

Answer 2

Adverse effect

Question 3

What is made of glass with restricted neck that is pre-scored to be broken easily and contains sterile solution?

Answer 3

Ampoule/ampule

Question 4

What is a substance capable of dissolving a drug and holding it in a solution?

Answer 4

Dilutent

Question 5

What term means to diminish the strength of a mixture by adding another substance?

Answer 5

Dilute

Question 6

What term describes how a drug is transported by the blood to the site of action?

Answer 6

Distribution; requires adequate cardiac output and tissue perfusion

Question 7

What term describes how a drug and metabolites are eliminated from the body through the kidney, liver, lungs or GI tract?

Answer 7

Excretion; Kidneys are the main organs for medication excretion

Question 8

What term describes a drug storage system in which individual patient medicine doses are prepared from bulk stock by ward personnel?

Answer 8

Floor stock

Question 9

What term describes a sheet used for documentation listing medications prescribed and times to be given?

Answer 9

Medication Administration Record (MAR)

Question 10

What term describe when a medication may modify or diminish actions of another medication?

Answer 10

Medication interaction

Question 11

What term describes the conversion of the drug to an inactive and harmless form that can be excreted through the lungs, kidneys liver and GI tract?

Answer 11

metabolism

Question 12

What term means the injection of a medication into body tissues?

Answer 12

Parenteral administration

Question 13

What term describes a person licensed to prepare and dispense drugs?

Answer 13

Pharmacist

Question 14

What term describes a person licensed to prescribe medications such as physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner?

Answer 14

Provider

Question 15

What term describes the predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects produced at a usual therapeutic dose and can be either harmless or cause injury?

Answer 15

Side effect

Question 16

What term describes restoring a dehydrated substance to its previous liquid form by adding liquid?

Answer 16

Reconstitution

Question 17

what term describes a medication which can be dissolved in liquid?

Answer 17

solute

Question 18

What term describes the combined effect of medications taken together being greater than the effect of the medications when taken separately?

Answer 18

Synergistic effect

Question 19

What is an expected or predictable physiological response to medication?

Answer 19

Therapeutic effect

Question 20

What term describes a drug storage system that employs pharmacy control in supplying individual doses of drugs for each patient?

Answer 20

Unit Dose System

Question 21

What term describes a rubber-capped glass or plastic bottle containing one or several doses of a particular injectable medication?

Answer 21

Vial

Question 22

What are the six major medication uses?

Answer 22

Symptom relief, preventive, diagnostic, curative, health maintenance, contraceptive

Question 23

What term describes aqueous medication sprayed and absorbed in the mouth and upper airways, not meant for ingestion?

Answer 23

Aerosol

Question 24

What term describes a solid dosage from for oral use that is shaped like a capsule?

Answer 24

Caplet

Question 25

What is a solid dosage form for oral use medication in powder, liquid, or oil form and encased by gelatin shell?

Answer 25

Capsule; colored to aid in identification

Question 26

What is a clear liquid containing water and/or alcohol; designed for oral use and usually has sweetener added?

Answer 26

Elixir

Question 27

What is a tablet for oral use coated with materials that do not dissolve in stomach?

Answer 27

Enteric-coated tablet; dissolves in intestine where absorption takes place

Question 28

What term describes syrup or dried form of an active medication, usually made by evaporation the solution?

Answer 28

Extract

Question 29

What term describes a prescription usually containing alcohol, oil or soapy emollient that is applied to the skin?

Answer 29

Liniment

Question 30

What term describes a liquid suspension that usually protects, cools and cleanses skin?

Answer 30

lotion

Question 31

What term is described as a salve or ream, A semi-solid, externally applied preparation, usually containing one or more medications?

Answer 31

Ointment

Question 32

What is often used as skin protection and is a semi-solid preparation, ticker and stiffer than ointment, and is absorbed through skin more slowly than ointment?

Answer 32

Paste

Question 33

What term is described as a solid dosage form containing one or more medications, shaped into globules, ovoids, or oblong shapes?

Answer 33

Pill; rarely used, replaced by tablets

Question 34

What is a liquid preparation that may be used orally, parenterally (via needle), or externally?

Answer 34

Solution; can be instilled into body organ or cavity

Question 35

What is a solid dosage form mixed with gelatin and shaped like a pellet form for insertion into a body cavity?

Answer 35

suppository; melts when it reaches body temperature

Question 36

What is a finely divided drug particle dispersed in liquid medium?

Answer 36

Suspension; when left standing particles settle at bottom of container.

Question 37

what term describes a medication dissolved in concentrated sugar solution?

Answer 37

Syrup

Question 38

What is a powdered dosage form compressed into hard disks or cylinder; in addition to primary medication, contains binders, lubricants, fillers to shape and hold the it together?

Answer 38

tablet

Question 39

What is an alcohol extract from a plant of vegetable?

Answer 39

Tincture

Question 40

What is a flat, round dosage from containing medication, flavoring, sugar, and mucilage; it dissolves in the mouth to release medication?

Answer 40

Troche, aka lozenge

Question 41

What term describes medications that are either swallowed or instilled through a tube leading to the stomach?

Answer 41

Oral (PO)

Question 42

What medication administration route is characterized by placing a solid medication against the cheek until it is dissolved?

Answer 42

Buccal

Question 43

What medication administration route is characterized by injection of sterile medication into the subcutaneous tissue?

Answer 43

Subcutaneous (sub Q)

Question 44

What is the fasted route for medication administration?

Answer 44

IV

Question 45

What is the slowest route for medication administration?

Answer 45

oral (PO)

Question 46

What are the four types of medications odors?

Answer 46

Standing order, PRN order, Single order, STAT order

Question 47

What are the different types of medication storage lockers/carts?

Answer 47

Floor stock, Unit dose cart, Narcotic Locker, Automated medication dispensing system

Question 48

What type of medication storage is the mediation kept in bulk?

Answer 48

Floor stock

Question 49

What are the six rights of medication administration?

Answer 49

Right med, right dose, right route, right time, right patient , right documentation

Question 50

In regards to medication administration; what is the right documentation?

Answer 50

Pt status prior, med given, time given, dose, route, location if injection, response

Question 51

What are the three medication checks?

Answer 51

first two occur during medication preparation when med is first located and prepared. third right before administration

Question 52

What type of medication order is for multiple doses of medication?

Answer 52

Standing order

Question 53

what type of medication is for when a medications is administered when the patient needs it?

Answer 53

PRN order

Question 54

What type of medication order is the medication meant to be administered once at a specified time?

Answer 54

Single (one time) order

Question 55

What type of medication order is used when a single dose of medication is to be administered immediately?

Answer 55

STAT order

Question 56

What term describes the desired effect of a medication?

Answer 56

Therapeutic effect

Question 57

What occurs when one drug modifies the action of another drug that also has been given?

Answer 57

Drug interaction (antibiotics and OCP)

Question 58

what type of drug response is characterized as either desirable or undesirable and causes side effects or adverse affects?

Answer 58

Secondary

Question 59

What is a harmful effect to a drug that develops after a prolonged intake of medication or when medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion?

Answer 59

Drug Toxicity

Question 60

What are the two types of drug dependence?

Answer 60

Physical and Psychological

Question 61

What schedule of drugs has the highest abuse potential and no currently accepted medical use?

Answer 61

Schedule I

Question 62

What schedule of drugs has a high abuse potential, currently accepted for medical use and abuse can lead to severe psychological or physical dependence?

Answer 62

Schedule II (cocaine, morphine, oxycodone)

Question 63

What schedule of drugs has the potential for abuse and may lead to moderate to low physical dependence or high psychological dependence?

Answer 63

Schedule III (anabolic steroids, vicodin, tylenol 3)

Question 64

What schedule of drugs has a low abuse potential and may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence?

Answer 64

Schedule IV (Xanex, Valium, Phenobarbital)

Question 65

What schedule of medication has the lowest abuse potential and may lead to limited physical or psychological dependence?

Answer 65

Schedule V (cough suppressants containing small amounts of codeine)

Question 66

What must a Providers medication order include?

Answer 66

Drug name, amount per dose, number of doses, route, frequency, signature

Question 67

What are the two way medications are ordered?

Answer 67

Written and verbal (corpsman do not take verbal orders)

Question 68

When documenting medication administration, what all must be recorded?

Answer 68

drug given, dose, date/time, route, location, therapeutic effect or side effect, signature/intials

Question 69

in regards to the enforcement of laws relating to medications the FDA ensures?

Answer 69

naming and labeling, drug testing, drug distribution and sales, categorizing, dispensing and handling of controlled drugs

Question 70

What are some safety considerations when it comes to administering medications to infants/children?

Answer 70

Differences in size, age, weight, surface area and immature organs effect the ability to absorb and metabolize and excrete drugs; dose are base on age, size and weight not standardized

Question 71

What are some safety consideration when it comes to administering medications to the elderly?

Answer 71

May be taking multiple medications due to chronic illness; metabolism is slower and normal doses may build to toxic levels; observe for signs of adverse actions and drug toxicity carefully

Question 72

How quickly must an incident report be filled after a medication error?

Answer 72

within 24 hours