NHA Module 3 Flashcards
relieve pain
analgesics
antacids/ant-ulcer
neutralize stomach acid
antibiotic
kill bacteria
anticoagulants
delay blood clotting
antifungals
kill funghi
antihypertensives
lower blood pressure
antiemetics
reduce nausea, vomiting
antipyretics
relieve fever
antivirals
kill viruses
diuretics
eliminate excess fluids
The medical assistant should always follow the rules of medication administration, which serve as a safety check to prevent error
right medication, right form, right dose, right route, right time, right patient, right technique, right education, and right documentation
To withdraw medication from a vial, the vial must be ___________first by pulling back the plunger to the amount of medication that you will be withdrawing from the vial. Then you _________
pressurized
- inject air into vial
when withdrawing meds out of vial with syringe, you have to remove what two things and how
air bubbles by flicking
air by pushing plunger forward
for which injections do you pull skin taut
ID and IM
ID injections are inserted at a ______ angle about ___ inches under the skin
5-15 degree
-1/8
in ID injections, ______ indicates the fluid was injected into the dermal layer of skin
wheal
amount injected Intradermally is very small, typically no more than ______
0.2 mL
which type of injection do you pinch tissue
subcuteanous
subcuteanous injections are administered at a ___ or ___ degree angle
45 or 90
for subcut. once needle is inserted, ____________ and use hand to stabilize syringe while administering the medication slowly with dominant hand
release pinched skin
f medication needs to be aspirated, insert needle and pull back on plunger and wait_______ seconds to see if blood enters syringe
5 to 10
a 25 gauge needle is thin or thick
thin
a 14 gauge needle is the thinnest/thickest
thickest
needle length for sub c is either ____ inch for 90 degree angle or ____ inch for 45 degree angle
1/2
5/8
