Week 1 Flashcards
When administering any type of medication, the medical assistant should follow the “six rights.” What are they? What is the 7th right?
- Right patient
- Right drug
- Right dose
- Right route
- Right time
- Right documentation
- Right technique
What can happen as a result of a medication error?
• Wrong patient
• Wrong drug given
• Wrong dose given
• Wrong route
• Wrong time
• Wrong technique
• Wrong data documented
Multi-dose medications come in solid and liquid form. What is the procedural steps when preparing them?
Remove cap from bottle/container, when pouring medication hold at eye level, ensure label is covered with palm, transfer solid medication from the cap to disposable paper cup
methods of oxygen delivery are?
- Nasal Cannula
- masks
Drugs can be stored according to?
Preparation, route, therapeutic action, alphabetical order, principal actions, and actions of drugs
what may be used to deliver medication to the lungs?
Inhaler
Match the following terms:
Promotes urine excretion
lasix
Match the following terms:
slowly pouring or dropping a liquid into a cavity or onto a surface
instillation
Match the following terms:
lack of oxygen in the blood
hypoxemia
Match the following terms:
absence of breathing
apnea
Match the following terms:
under/below the skin
hypodermic
give examples of household measurements
• Teaspoon (t or tsp)
• Tablespoon (t or tbs)
• Ounce
• pound (lb)
• cup
• pint
• quart
The meniscus is what? How do you measure using a meniscus?
Please list six universal precautions recommended by the CDC
• hand hygiene
• personal protection equipment (ppe)
• respiratory hygiene
• sharps safety
• safe injection practices
• cleaning & disinfection
Please list the 5 standard precautions
• hand hygiene
• personal protective equipment
• respiratory hygiene
• sharps safety
• cleaning & disinfection
Non parental medications are those that are administered by any route other than by injection, Please list these methods.
• Oral
• Otic
• Nasal
• Inhalation
• Rectal
• Local / topible
How many pounds is in 1kg?
2.2 Ib
Calculating dosages follows a three-step process
- Convert
- Construct
- Calculate
What controlled substance has a high perennial for psychological dependence?
Schedule III
