Pharmacokinetics and Routes of Administration
The time for the medication in the body to drop by 50%.
What is half-life.
What are acceptable client identifiers.
Convert lbs to kg: 150 lbs
(round to the nearest hundredth place).
68.18
What is intravenous (IV) therapy?
Intravenous (IV) therapy is administering fluids directly into a vein. It benefits treatment by enabling water, medication, blood, or nutrients to access the body faster through the circulatory system.
Difficulty speaking, hoarseness, and candidiasis
What are some long-term adverse effects of betamethasone.
Medications that bind to or mimic the receptor activity that endogenous compounds regulate.
What are agonists.
The official or nonproprietary name the US Adopted Names Council gives a medication.
What is generic name.
27 mg = ?mcg
27,000 mcg
Which type of solution do you flush an IV catheter line with following an IV bolus of medication?
Normal saline.
Activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT).
What do you monitor to decrease adverse effects when taking Heparin.
Medications that can block the usual receptor activity that endogenous compounds regulate or the receptor activity of other medications.
What are antagonists.
Medications with the potential for misuse and dependence and have a "schedule" classification.
What are controlled substances.
The doctor writes an order for a liquid oral medication. The order says to administer 15 mg by mouth every 4 hours as needed for sore throat. Pharmacy dispenses you with 30 mg/3ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? (round to nearest tenth).
1.5 ml/dose
What angle should you insert an IV catheter?
Hold the catheter in a 15-30 degree angle over the skin with the bevel up.
pallor, swelling, cool skin, and a damp dressing at the IV site.
What are the signs of infiltration.
Route of medications that are directly applied to the mucous membranes or skin.
What is topical.
What are the Rights of safe medication administration.
The doctor writes an order a liquid oral medication. The order says to administer 20 grams by mouth BID. Pharmacy dispenses you with 10 gram/15 ml. How many ml will you administer per dose? (round to the nearest whole number).
30 mL/dose
Where are peripherally inserted central catheter's placed on the body?
PICCs are placed through the basilic, brachial, cephalic, or medial cubital vein of the arm. It is much longer than a regular IV and goes all the way up to a vein near the heart or just inside the heart.
pain, burning, redness, and swelling at the IV site.
What are the signs of extravasation.
For this route, use a 3/8-5/8in 25-31gauge needle.
What is subcutaneous.
Abbreviations that have caused a high number or medication errors.
What is the Error-prone abbreviation list.
The doctor writes an order for a medication. The order says to administer 0.1 gram by mouth daily. Pharmacy dispenses you with 100 mg per tablet. How many tablets will you administer per dose? (round to the neartest whole number).
1 tablet
The client is complaining of chills, a pounding headache, and is dyspneic with an increased pulse rate after 30 minutes of IV therapy. The IV bag has 300 mL remaining. Which action should the nurse take first?
Stop the IV infusion.
Loss of deep tendon reflexes (DTRs)
What are the adverse effects of magnesium sulfate.