Terminology
PRN
As needed
Specialized clothing or equipment worn by an employee for protection against infectious materials
PPE
Complete extent of movement of which a joint is normally capable
ROM
Force of blood against arterial walls
Blood pressure
Given at a 45 or 90 degree angle
Subcutaneous injection
OOB
Out of bed
Sense of identification with a collective cultural group, largely based on the group’s common heritage
Ethnicity
The best method to decontaminate hands
Handwashing
Healthy adults breathe about
12-20 times each minute
Ventrogluteal, vastus lateralis, and deltoid
Sites for IM Injections
Away from the midline of the body
Lateral
This person defined nursing as "an art and science"
Florence Nightingale
A restricted working area
sterile field
The primary source of heat
Metabolism
Technique for intramuscular injections to prevent leakage of medication into the needle track, thus minimizing discomfort
Z-track
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Temporal, radial, carotid, popliteal, posterior tibial, brachial, dorsalis pedis and....
Femoral pulse
The most convenient and comfortable route for medication administration for the patient.
Oral route
Unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage
Pain
Glass flask that contains a single dose of medication for parenteral administration.
Ampule
Blood sugar to be checked ac
Before meals
Order- Amplicillin 1 g PO
Dose on hand-Ampicillin 250 mg capsules
4 capsules
Patient bears weight on the stronger leg
Three-point gait
0, +1, +2, +3
Pulse Amplitude
¼- to ½-inch, 25- or 27-gauge
Intradermal injections