All The Routes
This is the medical term for eye-related medications.
What is optic medications?
A medication classified as a Schedule IV has a ____________ potential for abuse.
What is low?
These types of drugs are sold without a prescription.
What are over-the-counter (OTC) medications?
The nurse can press this part of the eye to slow the absorption of eye medication.
What is the tear duct?
This syringe is calibrated in units.
What is an insulin syringe?
This route offers the most rapid onset of medications.
What is the IV route?
Robitussin is this schedule/classification of a controlled substance and has a low abuse potential.
What is a Schedule V?
This deals with the study of drugs and their actions or effects.
What is pharmacology?
Medications given by these routes bypass the liver and GI tract.
What is transdermal, nasal, injection, intravenous, inhalation, buccal and sublingual routes?
This type of special needle must always be used when drawing up medication from an ampule.
What is a filter needle?
When nausea or vomiting are present this route should be considered.
What is the rectal route?
Schedule I controlled substances (ex. heroin) have ____________ medical use.
What is no?
The seven rights of medication administration.
What is the Right Patient, Right Drug, Right Indication, Right Route, Right Time, Right Dose, Right Documentation?
A medication that changes the gastric pH and should be avoided when a client is taking other enteric tablet medications.
What is an antacid?
This type of order is used during an emergency.
What is a stat order?
This type of injection should be given using a 90 degree angle.
What is an IM injection?
Codeine is in this category/schedule of a controlled substance.
What is Schedule II?
This is registered by the manufacturer of the drug.
What is the brand or trademark name?
The nurse knows that a 400mg medication given at 1400, with a half-life of 5 hours, would have 200mg remaining in the body at this time.
What is 1900?
The first thing that should be done after a medication is administered.
What is charted?
The nurse writes these things on a transdermal patch.
What is date, time, dosage and initials?
These drugs have a medical use and a high potential for abuse and/or dependence.
What are Schedule II drugs?
The acronym ADME stand for these drug stages.
What is absorption, distribution, metabolism, and excretion?
This is when a drug reaches the highest concentration.
What is peak action?
This should be the nurse's first consideration when mixing medications.
What is medication compatibility?