Module 2 exam Flashcards

1
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Generic Medication Names

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  • Not capitalized
    -lengthy/ hard to pronounce
  • One official Form
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2
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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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3
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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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4
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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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5
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What is a Side Effect?

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  • non-theraputic reaction
    -Expected
    -Beneficial / Harmful
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6
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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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7
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Action

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Binds to & activates receptors

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8
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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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9
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Indications (examples)

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  1. Diabetes = indication for Insulin
  2. Hypertension= indication for ACE inhibitors (BP medication)
  3. Depression= Indication for SSRI
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10
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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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11
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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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12
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7 rights of medication Administration

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  1. The Right person
  2. The Right medication
  3. The Right Dose
  4. The Right Indication
  5. The Right Time
  6. The Right Route
  7. The Right Documentation
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13
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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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14
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Three (3) Checks

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  1. Check label w/ MAR
  2. Check label BEFORE preparing & Opening medication
  3. Check @ bedside before Administering Medication
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15
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Right Patient:

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  • Identify by Pt name & DOB
    -Verify with Pt’s armband
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16
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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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17
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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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18
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Right Route:

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  • Site of the body & method of delivery for the medication
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19
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Oral Forms of Medicine:

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  • Tablet (scored)
    -Capsules
    -Caplets
    -Liquid
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20
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Paternal:

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Intramuscular (IM)
Subcutaneous ( Sub q / Fat)
Intravenous
Intradermal

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21
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Scored Tablet:

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groove down the middle; can easily be broken in half

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22
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Capsule:

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Contains Powder, Liquid, Gel

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23
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Enteric Coated Tablet:

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-never to be crushed/ chewed
- Meant to be dissolved

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24
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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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25
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Right documentation:

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  • always document 7 rights on MAR
  • Always sign
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26
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Right indication:

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Ensure Medication is given for the right person/ right reason

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27
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What protects against medication error
-E.g appropriate dosage ranges for adults, the elderly, & Children

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Dosage & Rights

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28
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Interactions:

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  • can be desirable/ Undesirable
  • E.g mix of drugs and food
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29
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Incompatibilities:

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Drugs shouldn’t be mixed

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30
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Signs of Effectiveness:

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Understanding drug class, action, & use helps a nurse understand therapeutic outcomes

31
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How does the nurse teach a Client?

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  • explains drug name & dose
  • Explains why it was ordered
    -Explain what to watch for
32
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Who is responsible for sharing information about drugs to clients?

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  • Nurse, healthcare provider, & pharmacist
33
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What correlates with its duration of action & Indicates how often a drug may be given to continue theraputic effect?

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Half-life of a drug

34
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T/F:
Time required for half of the drug to be excreted & no longer available for therapeutic use

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True

35
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What does therapeutic Range do?

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  • 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
36
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How can a nurse Avoid liability?

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  • look up what you do not know
  • Chart carefully
  • Listen to the client
  • do not leave medicines at bedside
37
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Autonomy:

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freedom of choice & accepting the responsibility of One’s Choice

38
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Beneficence:

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  • Doing good acts in patients best interest
39
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Nonmalficience:

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Do not Harm

40
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Justice:

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Be fair/ treat people fairly

41
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Fidelity:

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Faithful to agreement/ commitment/ keeping promises

42
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Veracity/ Truthfulness:

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Telling the Truth/ obligation not to lie

43
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Confidentiality:

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  • respect for info with professionalism with clients
44
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Felony:

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  • more serious crime than a misdemeanor in which the punishment is imprisonment
45
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Misdemeanor:

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  • less serious offense than a felony.
  • may be punishable by a fine or sentencing to a local prison for less than one year
46
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Good Samaritan Laws:

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  • encourages anyone to render assistance in an emergency situation without fear of liability for Negligence
47
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Negligence:

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  • Failure to perform as a reasonable, prudent Nurse would
  • Failure to follow standards of practice
    -No intent to harm is present
48
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Malpractice:

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-professional form of negligence

49
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Defamation:

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False Communication to a 3rd person

50
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Slander:

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-oral defamatory statements

51
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Libel:

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written defamatory statements

52
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Advanced Directives:

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legal DOCUMENTS stating wishes of individuals regarding healthcare in situations where they are no longer capable of giving personal informed consent

53
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Living Will:

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info on preferences regarding End-Of-Life issues
E.g.= types of care to provide or whether to use various resuscitation measures

54
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Durable Power of Attorney:

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Legal document where a person appoints someone to make his/her decisions if he/she becomes incapable of doing so

55
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Ear Drops for Adult:

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Pinna up and Back

56
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Ear Drops for Children:

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Pinna down & Back

57
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Eye drops:

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lower conjunctival sac

58
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Ointment:

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Spread inner to outer cantos of eye

59
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Civil Law:

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individual is looking to sue

60
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Criminal Law:

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  • Misdemeanor
    -Felony
61
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Battery:

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-Physical touching of he person w/o consent

62
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Assault:

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  • Verbal/ Percieved Threat
  • intent to harm another person
63
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What are the 3 types of Syringes?

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  • 1 ml Syringe
  • 2 ml syringe
  • 3 mL syringe
64
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1 mL syringe ( precision or tuberculin)

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  • Rounded to the nearest hundredth if 1 mL or less
  • read in the nearest hundredths of a mL ( Most Accurate)
65
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3 mL syringe ( average):

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  • used for IM injections
  • rounded to the nearest tenth
66
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Insulin syringe:

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  • Measured in units; normally U-100
  • Only used for insulin (subcutaneous areas)
    -low dose insulin ( use 50- unit) syringe
67
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Angle of insertion for Intramuscular (IM)

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  • 90 degree Angle
68
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Subcutaneous (Fatty) angle of insertion:

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45 degree angle

69
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Intradermal (skin)

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  • 5-15 degree angle
70
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What is the Injection Site for Intramuscular?

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  • Ventrogluteal, Vastus lateralis, & deltoid muscles
71
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What is the injection site for Subcutaneous?

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  • upper arms, anterior thigh, lower abdomen, upper back
72
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Intradermal (intracutaneous) injection sight:

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  • inner aspect of arm
    E.g. TB skin Test
73
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Where are sublingual Tablets plcaced?

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  • Tablet is placed underneath the tounge
74
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Where is a Buccal Tablet placed?

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  • Between the gum & Cheek