The Rights of Medication
Checking a medication three times
Triple Check
Place drug between the patients gums & cheek
Buccal route
Required for schedule II, III, IV & V medications
DEA number
Natural drugs and their sources
Pharmacognosy
Creates a zigzag path in the tissue layers, which prevents the drug from leaking into the subcutaneous tissue.
Z-track method
Proper Administration
Right Technique
The drug will be absorbed in 3 to 5 minutes
Intramuscular route
Pediatric injection sites
Vastus Lateralis & Ventrogluteal
ADME - Absorption, Distribution, Metabolize, Excretion.
Pharmacokinetics
A glass or plastic container that is sealed to keep its contents sterile
Ampule
When a patient does not what a medication
Right to refuse
The drug will be adsorbed in 20 minutes to 3 hours
Oral route
DEA form used for disposal of controlled substances
DEA form 41
Length of time between dosing and greatest concentration in the bloodstream.
Distribution
Made from microorganisms and administered to produce reduced sensitivity to, or increased immunity to an infectious disease
Vaccine
Done immediately after administering medication or vaccine.
Right Documentation
Administer the drug by instilling it in the patients bladder, using a catheter
Urethral route
DEA form used to register a physician
DEA form 224
Purpose or reason for using a drug
Indication
Foreign substances that can enter the human body in spite of its natural defenses
Antigens
The right to be educated about medication
Right to Know
Apply the drug to a clean, dry, non-hairy area of the patients skin
Transdermal route
Produces antibodies
WBC's - Lymphocytes
Regulates the manufacture and distribution of every drug approved for use in the United States
FDA
Describes a drug in full detail
Package insert