nutrition
What is the definition of a calorie?
The amount of heat that raises the temperature of 1g of water / 1 degree Celsius
What are the 2 basic types of wounds?
Open wound and closed wound
What is the definition of pharmacology?
The study of drugs and their actions on living organisms
What is the most frequent route of drug administration?
PO/Oral
Drug labels should always contain:
the name, form, and strength of the drug
HDL is referred to as bad cholesterol. T or F?
False
what are the 3 stages of wound repair?
1. inflammation
2. proliferation
3. remodeling
Prescription also called:
legend drugs
What are the 5 plus 1 rights of drug administration?
Right patient
Right drug
Right dose
Right route
Right time
Right documentation
What is the best method of error detection?
Manual redundancy system
What are the 4 fat soluble vitamins?
Vitamins A,D,E,K
What is the difference between dehiscence and evisceration?
Dehiscence is the separation of wound edges while evisceration also includes protrusion of organs
What are the 3 pharmacokinetic factors are important when considering how a drug reacts in the body?
1. Onset of action, 2. Peak concentration, 3. Duration of action
This system is the most effective way to reduce medication administration errors.
What are the 3 environmental related to medication errors?
Poor lighting, interruption, and workload
Which 5 food groups should be consumed each day and what are their percentages?
Grains- 30% Vegetables- 30% Fruits- 20% Proteins- 20%, accompanied by - low fat/ non fat milk or other reduced fat dairy products
name and define the 4 stages of pressure ulcers
stage 1- Intact skin but non-blanchable
Stage 2- Red blistered skin or skin tear.
Stage 3- Shallow crater that extends to the subcutaneous layer
stage 4- Deeply ulcerated exposing muscle and bone
What are the 3 phases oral drugs go through?
1. Pharmaceutic phase
2. Pharmacokinetic phase
3. Pharmacodynamic phase
What are the types of medication orders and there definitions?
Standing order- Preestablished and approved under specific conditions.
Single Order- One time only.
PRN Order-As needed
STAT Order- As soon as possible
2.6 L = ? mL
2,600 mL
Identify 6 factors that influence eating habits?
1. Food preferences acquired during childhood 2. establish patterns for meals 3. attitudes about nutrition 4. knowledge of nutrition 5. income level 6. time available for food prep 7. number of people in household 8. access to food markets 9. use of food for comfort, celebration, symbolic reward 10. satisfaction or dissatisfaction with body weight 11. religious beliefs
While in the supine position where are pressure ulcers commonly formed?
Occiput
Rim of the ear
Dorsal thoracic area
The elbow
Sacrum and coccyx
the heel
This is a compulsion or craving to use a substance to obtain pleasurable experience.
Phycological dependency
Name 5 drug admission routes?
Oral, Parental, Intradermal, Intramuscular, Intravenous, Topical, Inhalation, Subcutaneous, transdermal.
A child weighs 53 lb. How many kilograms would the child weight? Round to the nearest whole number
24 kg