Medication Administration Flashcards
What is medication used for?
diagnosis, treatment, cure, relief, or prevention
What are the nurse responsible for?
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
FDA purpose
undergo testing before sold to the public
Federal regulations
protect the health of the people by making sure medications are safe and effective
Pure Food and Drug Acts
Free of impure products
USP and NF set standards for
set standards for medication strength quality purity packaging safety labeling
chemical name
provides th exact description of MEDICATION’S COMPOSITIONS
Generic name
the manufacture who first develops the drug assigns the name
Trade name
brand name
how do we classify meds?
effects of body system
symptoms the medication relieves
medication desired effect
stages of Pharmacokinetics
absorption
distribution
metabolism
excretion
What are the different routes of administration?
IV
Sublingual
Buccal
what are some quick absorption?
IV- fastest
Slow absorption route?
Topical
What does distribution depends on?
Circulation
membrane permeability
protein binding
biotransformation
occurs under the influences of enzymes that detoxify, break down and remove active chemicals
What plays an important role in metabolism ?
blood
kidney
intestines
lungs
medications are excreted through what?
kidney liver lungs bowel exocrine glands
Synergist effect?
occurs when combined effect of two medications is GREATER than the effect of the medications given separately
peak
highest level
trough
lowest level
onset
time it take for a response
plateu
point at which blood serum is reached and maintain
duration
time it takes for the greatest results
biological half life
time for serum medication to be halved
therapeutic effect
expected or predicted physiological response
side effect
unavoidable secondary effect
adverse effect
unintended, undesirable often unpredictable
toxic
accumilaton of medication in the bloodstream
idiosyncratic reaction
over reaction or under reaction or different reaction from normal
allergic response
unpredictable response to a medication
oral route?
sublingual - under tongue
buccal- between cheeks
topical route?
direct body cavity
i.e ointment
parenteral route?
injecting meds into body tissue
i.e IV, IM, ID, SUB Q
What/ who is the prescriber’s role?
writes meds
physician
nurse practitioner
physician assistant
two ways of identifying ?
patients name
DOB
What does the medication order needs to include?
Name order date dosage route time of admin drug indication signature
What are the 6 rights?
Right name Right Meds Right dosage Right route right time right documentation
