Medication Flashcards
When preparing medication what do you check
Dose
Prior to administering what rule of nine do you check with the patient
Right to refuse
FDA is responsible for
Safety, effectiveness, security, quality of drugs, cosmetics and food
Sublingual tablets
Placed under the tongue
Controlled substance act
Medications are divided into scheduled depending on psychological and physical dependence 
Cartridge medication
Uses carpujet or tubex devices
Powder meds are
Reconstituted prior to administering
Prior to administering verify
Name, date of birth, allergies, not patients address
Prior to giving medication the patient should know
Ordering provider, name of the med, desire effects, common side effects and verify allergies
When vis is giving to patient with immunization we must chart
Office address, name and title, who administered, addition date, date vis is provided, and date administered
Scored tablets
Are notched tablets that can be split in half with pill cutter
Eneric coded tablet
Designed to pass through the stomach, break down in intestines
What degree for IM
90
Where are interdermal injections given
Forearm, upper arm, upper back
Correct size needle and syringe for ID injections
1mL 5/8s in 25 gauge needle
