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Medication Administration Flashcards

1
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right patient, right med, right route, right dose, right time

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5 traditional rights of medication administration

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2
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right documentation, right assessment, right to refusal, right education, right evaluation

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5 additional rights of medication administration

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pt name / rm # , date/time, drug, dose, route, parameters/reason, frequency, signature

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parts of a HCP’s “prescription” or “order”

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4
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T.O. - Dr. Medicine
Nancy Nurse
VBRB (verified by readback)

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how to document a telephone order

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5
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assess the pt, report the error, fill out incident report,

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what to do if med error occurs

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6
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comparing medications taken in the previous setting (unit/floor) to the one’s that the pt is taking in current setting(unit/floor)

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medication reconciliation

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7
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crushing medications can increase risk of _______ effects and _______

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adverse ; toxicity

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8
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long acting drugs, buccal drugs, sublingual drugs

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drugs that should not be crushed

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9
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LA

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long acting

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10
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SR

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slow or sustained release

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11
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TD

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time delay

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12
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time delay

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TD

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13
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slow or sustained release

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SR

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14
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long acting

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LA

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15
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controlled release

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CR

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16
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controlled release tablet

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CRT

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17
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CRT

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controlled release tablet

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18
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CR

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controlled release

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19
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sustained actione

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SA

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20
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SA

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sustained action

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21
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extended release

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ER

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22
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ER

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extended release

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23
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time release

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TR

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24
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TR

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time release

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25
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extended length

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XL

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26
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XL

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extended length

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27
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contin

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continuous acting

28
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continuous acting

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contin

29
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24

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24 hours

30
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24 hours

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24

31
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generally cannot be crushed, but some can be opens and contents can be mixed with food or liquid

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capsules

32
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do not open capsules that are ______ _________

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long acting

33
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some can be mixed with liquids or sprinkled on food

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powder filled capsule

34
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some can be given by making a hole in one end with 18 g needle and squeezing liquid out or drawing contents into syringe

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liquid filled capsule

35
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generally are long acting ; do not crush or chew ; sprinkle on food and instruct pt not to chew the beads

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bead or pellet filled capsules

36
Q

oral, buccal, sublinqual, topical, transdermal, ophthalmic, otic, nasal, rectal, vaginal, inhalants, parenteral

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types of drug routes

37
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by mucas membrane on the cheek

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buccal

38
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under tongue

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sublingual

39
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just under skin ; avoid areas of break down

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transdermal

40
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opthalmic

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in the eyes

41
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in the ears

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otic

42
Q

in the nose

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nasal

43
Q

use sims position ; into the rectum

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rectal

44
Q

into vaginal canal

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vaginal

45
Q

inhaled through mouth or nose

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inhalant

46
Q

injecting medication into body tissue ; always use sterile technique

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parenteral route

47
Q

hub, tip of the inside of the barrel, shaft of the plunger, needle

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sterile part of a syringe

48
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standard, insulin, tuberculin, prefilled-single dose

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kinds of syringes

49
Q

color coded according to size, may need to be changed based on route of admin and size of pt, large sizes used for IV meds, to add meds to IV fluids,and irritations

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standard syringe

50
Q

volume of fluid remaining on syringe and needle when plunger is depressed

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dead space

51
Q

measurement according to milliliters and minims

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calibration

52
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consists of plunger , barrel, hub, needle and dead space

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standard syringe

53
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attached needle and no dead space, should only be used for insulin, measurement in units instead of milliliters, available in 0.3mL to 1mL syringes

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insulin syringes

54
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most commonly used for intradermal injections ; used to administer small volume of medication, holds up to 1mL, also used for subQ injections and to prepare small doses for young children/infants

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tuberculin syringes

55
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prefilled amount of med, emergency meds come this way,

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prefilled single dose syringes

56
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never ______ used syringes

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recap

57
Q

inside diameter of needle

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gauge

58
Q

the smaller the _____ the larger the ______

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gauge ; diameter

59
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slanted part at the tip of the shaft that creates a narrow shaft in the tissue

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bevel

60
Q

distance from the tip to the hub of the needle

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length

61
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intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous, filer

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types of needles

62
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hub, cannula/shaft, bevel

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parts of a needle

63
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1/4, 3/8, 1/2, 5/8 inches
25, 26, 27 gauge
uses: TB, allergy tests, peds pts

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intradermal needle

64
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3/8, 1/2, 5/8, 5/16 inches
23, 25, 26, 30 gauge
uses: insulin, heparin, vaccines

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subcutaneous needle

65
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1, 1 1/2, 2 inches
18, 20,21,22, 23, 25 gauge
uses: large volume that cannot be given subQ or intradermally ; thick, irritating meds

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intramuscular needle

66
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1 to 3 inches long

23 to 14 gauge

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intravenous needle

67
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screening device used within hub to remove minute particles of foreign material from liquid solution
should not be used for injections
1 1/2 inches long
20 gauge

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filter needles / “straws”

FoN 2 (4 decks)

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