Medication Administration

Question 1

What is medication used for?

Answer 1

diagnosis, treatment, cure, relief, or prevention

Question 2

What are the nurse responsible for?

Answer 2

evaluating the effects of medication on the patient’s ongoing health status

teaching them about their medication and side effects

evaluating the patients and family ability to self administer

Question 3

FDA purpose

Answer 3

undergo testing before sold to the public

Question 4

Federal regulations

Answer 4

protect the health of the people by making sure medications are safe and effective

Question 5

Pure Food and Drug Acts

Answer 5

Free of impure products

Question 6

USP and NF set standards for

Answer 6

set standards for medication 
strength 
quality 
purity 
packaging 
safety 
labeling

Question 7

chemical name

Answer 7

provides th exact description of MEDICATION’S COMPOSITIONS

Question 8

Generic name

Answer 8

the manufacture who first develops the drug assigns the name

Question 9

Trade name

Answer 9

brand name

Question 10

how do we classify meds?

Answer 10

effects of body system
symptoms the medication relieves
medication desired effect

Question 11

stages of Pharmacokinetics

Answer 11

absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion

Question 12

What are the different routes of administration?

Answer 12

IV
Sublingual
Buccal

Question 13

what are some quick absorption?

Answer 13

IV- fastest

Question 14

Slow absorption route?

Answer 14

Topical

Question 15

What does distribution depends on?

Answer 15

Circulation
membrane permeability
protein binding

Question 16

biotransformation

Answer 16

occurs under the influences of enzymes that detoxify, break down and remove active chemicals

Question 17

What plays an important role in metabolism ?

Answer 17

blood
kidney
intestines
lungs

Question 18

medications are excreted through what?

Answer 18

kidney 
liver
lungs
bowel 
exocrine glands

Question 19

Synergist effect?

Answer 19

occurs when combined effect of two medications is GREATER than the effect of the medications given separately

Question 20

peak

Answer 20

highest level

Question 21

trough

Answer 21

lowest level

Question 22

onset

Answer 22

time it take for a response

Question 23

plateu

Answer 23

point at which blood serum is reached and maintain

Question 24

duration

Answer 24

time it takes for the greatest results

Question 25

biological half life

Answer 25

time for serum medication to be halved

Question 26

therapeutic effect

Answer 26

expected or predicted physiological response

Question 27

side effect

Answer 27

unavoidable secondary effect

Question 28

adverse effect

Answer 28

unintended, undesirable often unpredictable

Question 29

toxic

Answer 29

accumilaton of medication in the bloodstream

Question 30

idiosyncratic reaction

Answer 30

over reaction or under reaction or different reaction from normal

Question 31

allergic response

Answer 31

unpredictable response to a medication

Question 32

oral route?

Answer 32

sublingual - under tongue

buccal- between cheeks

Question 33

topical route?

Answer 33

direct body cavity

i.e ointment

Question 34

parenteral route?

Answer 34

injecting meds into body tissue

i.e IV, IM, ID, SUB Q

Question 35

What/ who is the prescriber’s role?

Answer 35

writes meds
physician
nurse practitioner
physician assistant

Question 36

two ways of identifying ?

Answer 36

patients name

DOB

Question 37

What does the medication order needs to include?

Answer 37

Name 
order date
dosage 
route 
time of admin
drug indication 
signature

Question 38

What are the 6 rights?

Answer 38

Right name 
Right Meds
Right dosage 
Right route
right time
right documentation