NURSING PROCESS
Example of objective finding for assessment
vital signs, physyical assessment, labs
The study of drugs and their effect on living organisms
Pharmacology
Treats Bacterial infection
Antibiotics
What does PRN mean
as needed
1 cup is an example of which system of measurment
House hold
Example of subjective findings for assessment
pt complaints of pain, description of symptoms
the movement of drugs within the body
Pharmockinetics
Used to open airways in asthma
Bronchodialators
A medication ordered BID is given:
twice daily
1kg = ____ lbs
2.2 lbs
Medication right: "monitor the patient for therapuetic and adverse effects
Right response
How drugs affect the body
Pharmocodynamics
Help the body to excrete excess fluid
Diuretics
SL medications are administered
Under the tongue
1 tablespoon= ___teaspoons
3 teaspoons
Doctor ordered 15mg of panadol to be administered PO. You have 5mg/ml. How many mls would you administer
3mls
Where do most drugs metabolism occur?
liver
Used to relieve pain
analgesics
Prednisolone 40mg OD is prescribed for 5 days. you have 5mg tablets. how many tablets would you give the patient every morning
8 tablets
What are three different systems of measurment have been used in medication administration
apothcary, house hold and metric sysyem
Name the 10 rights to medication adminnistration
Right medication, right patient, right dose, right route, right time, right documentation, right reason, right response, right to refuse, right to information and education
A condition or factor that makes using a drug unsafe
a Contraindication
Used to control blood pressure
antihypertensives
Prednisolone 40mg OD is prescribed for 5 days. you have 5mg tablets. how many tablets are required to complete the course of treatment
40
The formula method for dose calculations is
doasage ordered/ dose availabl x Quantity (form or units of measurment)= dose to be given