Module 2 exam Flashcards
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Generic Medication Names
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- Not capitalized
-lengthy/ hard to pronounce - One official Form
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Trade Names for Medications
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- Capitalized
-Trade Mark symbol - Easier to pronounce
- Several Brand Names
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Drug classification
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Categorizes drugs by the way they act against diseases or disorders
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Drug Category
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Ways drugs work at the molecular, tissue, or body system level
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What is a Side Effect?
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- non-theraputic reaction
-Expected
-Beneficial / Harmful
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What is an Adversed Effect?
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-Undesired
-Non Theraputic
-may be life threatening
- Unexpected
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Action
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Binds to & activates receptors
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Antagonists
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- Binds to receptors without activating decreases receptor ability to become activated by other agonist
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Indications (examples)
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- Diabetes = indication for Insulin
- Hypertension= indication for ACE inhibitors (BP medication)
- Depression= Indication for SSRI
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Contradiction
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- Specific treatment, drug, or vaccine is not given because it could harm the person
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Precaution
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Action to protect against possiblr harm/touble
- limits damage if something goes wrong
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7 rights of medication Administration
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- The Right person
- The Right medication
- The Right Dose
- The Right Indication
- The Right Time
- The Right Route
- The Right Documentation
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what does the Rights of Medication Administration Ensure?
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- administration of accurate and safe drugs
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Three (3) Checks
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- Check label w/ MAR
- Check label BEFORE preparing & Opening medication
- Check @ bedside before Administering Medication
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Right Patient:
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- Identify by Pt name & DOB
-Verify with Pt’s armband
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How do you determine the Right Dose?
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- Read label to determine correct dosage strength
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What indicates the amount of drug in a specific units of measurement?
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Dosage strength
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Right Route:
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- Site of the body & method of delivery for the medication
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Oral Forms of Medicine:
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- Tablet (scored)
-Capsules
-Caplets
-Liquid
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Paternal:
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Intramuscular (IM)
Subcutaneous ( Sub q / Fat)
Intravenous
Intradermal
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Scored Tablet:
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groove down the middle; can easily be broken in half
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Capsule:
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Contains Powder, Liquid, Gel
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Enteric Coated Tablet:
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-never to be crushed/ chewed
- Meant to be dissolved
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Cutaneous ( skins) Medication can be …..?
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-topical (skin surface)
-transdermal
-inhalation
-ointments
-Suppositoeries (inserted into the body_
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Right documentation:
- always document 7 rights on MAR
- Always sign
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Right indication:
Ensure Medication is given for the right person/ right reason
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What protects against medication error
-E.g appropriate dosage ranges for adults, the elderly, & Children
Dosage & Rights
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Interactions:
- can be desirable/ Undesirable
- E.g mix of drugs and food
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Incompatibilities:
Drugs shouldn't be mixed
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Signs of Effectiveness:
Understanding drug class, action, & use helps a nurse understand therapeutic outcomes
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How does the nurse teach a Client?
- explains drug name & dose
- Explains why it was ordered
-Explain what to watch for
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Who is responsible for sharing information about drugs to clients?
- Nurse, healthcare provider, & pharmacist
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What correlates with its duration of action & Indicates how often a drug may be given to continue theraputic effect?
Half-life of a drug
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T/F:
Time required for half of the drug to be excreted & no longer available for therapeutic use
True
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What does therapeutic Range do?
- Evaluates the effects of drug therapy
-Nurse monitors the drug concentration in the clients blood/serum through use of laboratory
- Tests to measure the therapeutic level
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How can a nurse Avoid liability?
- look up what you do not know
- Chart carefully
- Listen to the client
- do not leave medicines at bedside
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Autonomy:
freedom of choice & accepting the responsibility of One's Choice
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Beneficence:
- Doing good acts in patients best interest
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Nonmalficience:
Do not Harm
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Justice:
Be fair/ treat people fairly
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Fidelity:
Faithful to agreement/ commitment/ keeping promises
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Veracity/ Truthfulness:
Telling the Truth/ obligation not to lie
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Confidentiality:
- respect for info with professionalism with clients
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Felony:
- more serious crime than a misdemeanor in which the punishment is imprisonment
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Misdemeanor:
- less serious offense than a felony.
- may be punishable by a fine or sentencing to a local prison for less than one year
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Good Samaritan Laws:
- encourages anyone to render assistance in an emergency situation without fear of liability for Negligence
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Negligence:
- Failure to perform as a reasonable, prudent Nurse would
- Failure to follow standards of practice
-No intent to harm is present
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Malpractice:
-professional form of negligence
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Defamation:
False Communication to a 3rd person
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Slander:
-oral defamatory statements
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Libel:
written defamatory statements
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Advanced Directives:
legal DOCUMENTS stating wishes of individuals regarding healthcare in situations where they are no longer capable of giving personal informed consent
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Living Will:
info on preferences regarding End-Of-Life issues
E.g.= types of care to provide or whether to use various resuscitation measures
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Durable Power of Attorney:
Legal document where a person appoints someone to make his/her decisions if he/she becomes incapable of doing so
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Ear Drops for Adult:
Pinna up and Back
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Ear Drops for Children:
Pinna down & Back
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Eye drops:
lower conjunctival sac
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Ointment:
Spread inner to outer cantos of eye
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Civil Law:
individual is looking to sue
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Criminal Law:
- Misdemeanor
-Felony
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Battery:
-Physical touching of he person w/o consent
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Assault:
- Verbal/ Percieved Threat
- intent to harm another person
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What are the 3 types of Syringes?
- 1 ml Syringe
- 2 ml syringe
- 3 mL syringe
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1 mL syringe ( precision or tuberculin)
- Rounded to the nearest hundredth if 1 mL or less
- read in the nearest hundredths of a mL ( Most Accurate)
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3 mL syringe ( average):
- used for IM injections
- rounded to the nearest tenth
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Insulin syringe:
- Measured in units; normally U-100
- Only used for insulin (subcutaneous areas)
-low dose insulin ( use 50- unit) syringe
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Angle of insertion for Intramuscular (IM)
- 90 degree Angle
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Subcutaneous (Fatty) angle of insertion:
45 degree angle
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Intradermal (skin)
- 5-15 degree angle
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What is the Injection Site for Intramuscular?
- Ventrogluteal, Vastus lateralis, & deltoid muscles
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What is the injection site for Subcutaneous?
- upper arms, anterior thigh, lower abdomen, upper back
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Intradermal (intracutaneous) injection sight:
- inner aspect of arm
E.g. TB skin Test
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Where are sublingual Tablets plcaced?
- Tablet is placed underneath the tounge
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Where is a Buccal Tablet placed?
- Between the gum & Cheek
