Domains of Learning
Routes of Administration
Effects of Medication
Drug Actions
Random Med Admin Facts
100

increases a person's knowledge and intellectual skill

what is cognitive learning

100

into the SQ tissue, just below the skin, onset is faster than oral, pinch the skin

what is subcutaneous

100

The breaking down of a medication into a less active form that is easier for the body to excrete

what is metabolism

100

highest level of concentration

what is the peak

100

patient, drug, dose, time, route, administration

what are the 6 rights of medication administration

200

developing motor skills that require coordination and both physical and mental capabilities

what is psychomotor learning

200

into the muscle

what is intramuscular

200

Unfavorable physiological response to an allergen to which a person has been previously exposed and has developed antibodies

what is an allergic reaction

200

the length of time the drug exerts a therapeutic effect

what is duration of action

200

patient name, day, month, year, name of the drug, dosage, frequency, method of administration, signature of ordering physician

what are essential elements of a medication order

300

expressing feelings and developing values, beliefs, and attitudes that may change behavior

what is affective learning

300

under the epidermis, 10-15 degree angle

what is intradermal
300

Unpredictable effects (patient can overreact or underreact to medication or has different than normal reaction)

what is idiosyncratic reaction

300
the lowest level of concentration of the drug

what is the trough level

300

"The cognitive and social skills that determine motivation and ability of individuals to gain access to, understand, and use information in ways that promote and maintain good health."

what is health literacy
400

demonstration, practice 

what is psychomotor learning

400

into the vein, effective immediately

what is intravenous
400

Passage of medication molecules into the blood from the site of medication administration

what is absorption

400

the time interval required for the body's elimination processes to reduce the concentration of the drug in the body by one half

what is half life

400

Do not crush. Prevents breakdown in the stomach and decreases the possibility of GI distress 

what is enteric coated pills

500

role play

what is affective learning

500

aspirate 2 to 5 seconds, observe for blood in syringe, 90 degree angle

what is intramuscular

500

The process of the drug leaving the body.

what is excretion

500

the time it takes a drug to reach the minimum effective concentration to produce drug effects

what is the onset

500

deltoid, vastus lateralis, ventrogluteal

what are intramuscular sites

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