Med Administration Flashcards
Precise description of the drug’s chemical composition
Chemical Name
- Identifies the drug’s active ingredient
- Universally accepted, not owned by a drug company
Generic Name
- Brand name chosen by a pharmaceutical company
Trade Name
Groups of drugs that share similar characteristics
Classifications
The three things drug classifications indicate
- By usage
- By body system
- By chemical makeup or pharmacological class
Clinical purpose for administering a drug
Indication
Effect of the body on the drug
Pharmacokinetics
The four steps of pharmacokinetics
Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
- How the drug works in the body
Pharmacodynamics
A secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug
Side Effect
An adverse effect of a drug produced by an exaggeration of the intended effect of the drug
Toxic Effect
Adverse effects that are unpredictable and have no obvious relationship to dose or duration of therapy of a drug
Idiosyncratic Effect
Condition in which repeated administration of a drug may produce effects that are more pronounced than those produced by the first dose
Cumulative Effect
7 parts of a med order
- Patient name
- Date/time order is written
- Drug name
- Dosage
- Route
- Time/frequency of administration
- Signature of ordering provider
- Purpose
1 kg = how many grams?
1,000 grams
1 g = how many miligrams?
1,000 miligrams
1 mg = how many micrograms?
1,000mcg
1 L = how many mililiters?
1,000 mL
2.2 lbs = how many kiligrams?
1kg
1tsp = how many mililiters?
5 mL
3 tsp = how many tablespoons?
1 tbsp
1 oz = how many mililiters?
30 mL
7 right of med administration
- Right med
- Right patient
- Right dose
- Right route
- Right time
- Right documentation
***Indication/right to know/right to refuse
The 3 med checks
- Before you prepare meds
- After you prepare meds
- At the beside before administering the med
- Most used route
- Slowest onset
- Includes sublingual/buccal
Oral meds
Advantages of oral meds
- Convenience of administration
- Patient preference
- Cost-effective
- Easy to obtain (OTC)
Disadvantages of oral meds
- Can only be used in conscious patients
- Cannot be used in emergencies b/c don’t work fast enough
- Requires patient’s cooperation
What type of med administration is ET tubes?
Oral
- Use liquid when possible or crush and combine w/ liquids
- Bring liquid to room temp
- Sit patient up
- Flush with water before and after admin & between administrations
ET Tube
Placed under patient’s tongue
Sublingual
Placed between patient’s gum and cheek
Buccal
Intended for direct action at a particular site
Topical
Aerosolized, delivered in small particles, breathed in by patient
Inhaled meds
Administered into the dermis just below the epidermis
Intradermal
-Common sites for intradermal admin
- What are intradermal injections used for?
- Inner surface of forearm and upper back
- Used for allergy or TB tests
What kind of needle to use for a intradermal admin and how to admin it?
- 26-28g
- 3/8 - 3/4”
- Admin at 5-15 degree angle
- Administered into adipose tissue
Subcutaneous admin
- What is su
