Module 12: Administration of Medication via Inhalation Route Flashcards
1
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Assessment to be done before inhalation medication administration
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- Assess respiratory pattern
- Auscultate breath sounds
- Assess ability to hold/manipulate canister
- Assess strength of inhalation
- Assess readiness/ability to learn
- Assess knowledge/understanding of the disease
- Determine med schedule and # of inhalations prescribed
2
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Assessment to be done after inhalation medication administration
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- Instruct pt to clean inhaler
- Rinse mouth after use
- Wait 20-30 seconds between inhalations if multiple are needed
- After inhalation hold breath for 10 seconds if able to
- Ask if pt has any questions
- Ask pt to explain how to use med and medication schedule back to you
- Ask pt to calculate how many days inhaler will last depending on med schedule
- Assess respiratory status (RR, auscultation, SP02)
3
Q
MDI
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- Delivers a measured dose of medication with each push of canister
- Are either squeeze and breathe inhalers or activated by pts breath
4
Q
MDI with Spacer
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- MDI’s can be used with a spacer (Recommended)
- Spacer allows the particles of medication to slow down and break into smaller pieces which improves drugs absorption
- Are especially helpful for children and patients that have difficulty self-administrating
- Spacers are equipped with a mask for children 4 years or younger
5
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Diskus Inhalers
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- A flat, round device that is used to deliver asthma medicines in powder form
- Has a dose counter window so you can see how many doses are left.
6
Q
Drug Administered via Diskus
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- Advair (purple)
- Ventolin
- Flovent
- Serevent
7
Q
Drug Administered via MDI
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Ventolin
Flovent
Alvesco
8
Q
HandiHaler
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- Consists of a plastic device to inhale medication. A capsule of powdered medication is placed in the device
- Is breath activated, which means when you inhale, the HandiHaler automatically releases the medication.
9
Q
Drugs Administered via HandiHaler
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Spiriva
10
Q
Turbuhaler
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- Is a dry-powder inhaler
- Some contain a dose counter
- Check for a red indicator in the windows on the side of the device. When you see red in the window, there are approximately 20 doses left
11
Q
Medication used in a Turbuhaler
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- Pulmicort
- Bricanyl
- Oxeze
- Symbicort
12
Q
How to determine if MDI/DPI is empty
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- Divide capacity of container by number of doses pt takes
- DO NOT FLOAT INHALER
13
Q
Delivery Devices – Inhalers
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- Metered-dose inhalers (MDI’s)
- DPI’s
14
Q
Nebulizers
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Liquid medication that is vaporized into a fine mist which is then inhaled through a mask or handheld device
