Administration 1
These are the two holding techniques for injections
What is bunching and spreading flat?
This is the side the patient needs to be placed on when administering rectal medications
What is the left side?
This area of the body is best for insulin absorption
What is the abdomen?
This is the classification of a drug used to get rid of excess fluid
What is a diuretic?
This classification of drugs is used for blood thinning
What is an anticoagulant?
Medication taken under the tongue is known as this
What is sublingual?
Ac and bc are abbreviations for this
What is before meals and after meals?
When mixing insulin, draw up this kind first
What is regular insulin?
This is the most common class number for narcotics
What is II?
This classification of drugs is used for an allergic reaction or regular allergy symptoms
What is an antihistamine?
This is the abbreviation for "every"
What is "q"?
When administering medication in the ears, you should wait for this amount of time before putting the medication in the other ear
What is 2 - 3 minutes?
It is important to use a filter needle when drawing up medication from this
What is an ampule?
An analgesic medication is used to control this
What is pain?
Antiemetic drugs are given to stop this
What is nausea and vomiting?
This is the abbreviation for "with" while this is the abbreviation for "without"
What is "c" and "s"?
Medication delivered "po" is administered this way
What is by mouth?
This is the type of syringe that should be used for an intradermal injection
What is Tb (Tuberculin syringe)?
An antipyretic is used to decrease this
What is body temperature?
This classification of drugs opens up the patient's bronchioles to help them breathe better
What is a bronchodilator?
This is the abbreviation for "drop"
What is "gtt"?
When administering intramuscular injections no more than this many cc's should be given in 1 injection
What is 3cc's?
When giving an injection, this is the amount that should be injected per second
What is 0.1mL/sec?
This classification of drugs is given to decreases blood pressure
What is antihypertensive?
Damaged organs are a result of this type of effect
What is toxic effect?