Wk 3- Flashcards
Dominant Group
Usually the larger group
Minority Grouo
Usually the smaller group
Culture Assimilation
minorities living within a dominant group lose the characteristics that made them different.
Culture Shock
the feeling a person experiences when placed in a different culture. May result in psychological discomfort, or disturbance.
Ethnicity
sense of identification with a collective cultural group. Largely based on the group’s common heritage.
Race
typically based on specific characteristics. Skin pigmentation, body stature, facial features, hair texture.
Ethnocentrism
belief that one’s ideas, beliefs and practice are better than theirs.
Chemical name
identify drug’s atomic and molecular structure.
Generic name
Assigned by the company that makes the medicine.
Therapeutic range
concentration of drug in the blood or serum that is produced to achieve desired effect
Standing order
carried out until canceled by another order, routine order.
Three checks of medication administration
Read when you reach for the container, or unit dose package.
After retrieval from the drawer compared with the eMAR/MAR, before poruring.
Before giving the unit medication to the patient, or when placing the container in the drawer or shelf.
Rights of medication
Medication
Patient
Dosage
Route
Time
Reason
Assessment Data
Documentation
Response Education
Refuse
