Vocabulary Flashcards

1
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ampoule / ampule

A

Small glass vial sealed to keep contents sterile; used for subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intravenous medications

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2
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automatic stop date

A

Date on which specific categories of medications must be discontinued unless renewed by the physician

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3
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bolus / IV push (IVP)

A

Concentrated dose of medication or fluid, frequently given intravenously

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4
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capsule

A

Gelatinous, single-dose container in which a drug is enclosed to prevent the patient from tasting the drug

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5
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Central Line Catheter

or

Central Venous Catheter (CVC)

A

Large catheter that provides access to the veins and/or to the heart to measure pressures

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6
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flagging

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A method used by the physician to notify the nursing staff that a new set of orders has been written

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7
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hypnotics

A

Drugs that reduce pain or induce sleep; can include sedatives, analgesics, and anesthetics

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8
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intramuscular (IM) injection

A

Injection of a medication into a muscle

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9
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IV push

A

Method of giving concentrated doses of medication directly into the vein

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10
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Kardex

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A file used by the nursing staff to maintain a current patient profile

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11
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Medication Administration Record (MAR)

A

List of medications that each individual patient is currently taking; it is used by the nurse to administer the medications

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12
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narcotic

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Controlled drug that relieves pain or produces sleep

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13
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parenteral routes

A

Methods other than oral for giving fluids or medications (i.e. injections or intravenously)

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14
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Patient Controlled Analgesia (PCA)

A

Medications administered intravenously by means of a special infusion pump controlled by the patient within order ranges written by the physician

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15
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routine order

A

A doctor’s order that remains in effect and is executed as ordered until the doctor discontinues or changes it

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16
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subcutaneous injection

A

Injection of a small amount of medication under the skin into fatty or connective tissue

17
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signing off

A

A process of recording data on the doctor’s order sheet to indicate the completion of transcription of a set of doctor’s orders

18
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STAT order

A

A doctor’s order that is to be executed immediately, then automatically discontinued

19
Q

suppository

A

Medicated substance mixed in a solid base that melts when placed in a body opening; suppositories are commonly used in the rectum, vagina, or urethra

20
Q

suspension

A

Fine-particle drug suspended in liquid

21
Q

symbols

A

Notations written in ink on the doctor’s sheet to indicate completion of a step of the transcription process

22
Q

tablet

A

Solid dosage of a drug in a disk form

23
Q

topical

A

Direct application of a medication to the skin, eye, ear, or other parts of the body

24
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Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)

A

Method used to administer calories, proteins, vitamins, and other nutrients into the bloodstream of a patient who is unable to eat. Must be infused into the superior vena cava through a central line catheter - not given through a peripheral IV catheter