Administering Medications
What should be used for liquid medications that can stain the teeth?
What is a straw
What is the top layer of skin called?
What is the epidermis
What is a psychiatrist?
Who is a trained medical doctor who is trained in psychiatry
The cardiovascular system is also known as what?
What is the circulatory system
What is the largest portion of the brain?
What is the cerebrum
What does sublingual mean?
What is under the tongue
What at least 3 functions of the integumentary system?
What are protection, temperature regulation, excretion, synthesis of vitamin D, Sensory organ activity
What is ocd?
What is obsessive compulsive disorder
What are leukocytes?
What are white blood cells
What is the peripheral nervous system made up of?
What are the the nerves that exit the brain and the spinal cord
What kind of response does the transdermal route of medication cause on the body?
What is a systemic response
Who does impetigo typically affect?
Who are chiildren
How should a client with an eating disorder be weighed?
What is by facing forward and not looking at scale
Describe the difference between systole and diastole
What is systole is the hearts working phase (Contractive phase) and diastole is when the heart is at rest (relaxation phase)
What is a cerebral vascular accident (CVA)?
What is a stroke?
What is aspirate
What are signs and symptoms of contact dermatitis?
What is redness (erythem), edema, pruritus, and vesicles
What are anti anxiety medications used for?
What is to reduce anxiety
What is an arrhythmi?
What is the heart rate or rhythm is abnormal
What is an electroencephalograchy (EEG) used for?
What is to record the brain wave activity
What are 3 of the rights of medication administration?
What are right medication, right dose, right route, right time,right patient, right documentation, right to refuse, right education
What is the best treatment for a fungal infection?
What is terminating hydrochride (Lamisil)
What is psychotherapy referred to as?
What is “talk therapy”
What is hypertension?
What is high blood pressure
What other body system does the nervous system work closely with?
*think hormones
What is the endocrine system