Vials, Ampules and Syringes
What’s the rubber part on top of a vial called?
What is the rubber stopper (diaphragm)?
Which injection method goes just under the skin?
What is the subcutaneous (SubQ) route?
What’s normal room temperature for storing meds?
What is 20˚–25˚ C/68˚–77˚ F?
What’s the form called that keeps track of all the meds a patient gets?
What is the Medication Administration Record?
What do you call doctor visits done over video or phone?
What is health care delivered using technology from a distance?
What kind of syringe is used to measure tiny amounts of medicine?
What is a tuberculin syringe?
At what angle do you usually give an intramuscular shot?
What is 90 degrees?
What agency controls the rules for drugs that can be addictive?
What is the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)?
What are two important things you always check on a patient’s file before giving meds?
What are name and date of birth?
What’s the name of the computer system where doctors enter medicine and test orders online?
What is Computerized Provider Order Entry?
What kind of needle do you use to make sure no glass bits get into the medicine?
What is a filter needle?
Why do you have to inject air into a vial before pulling out the medicine?
What is to prevent a vacuum and allow medication to be withdrawn easily?
Where do you keep vaccines so they stay good — what temp range?
What is a refrigerator between 2˚ and 8˚ C?
What’s it called when you copy a doctor’s medication order onto the patient’s chart?
What is transferring a provider’s order onto the MAR?
What’s the name of a doctor’s visit where you see and talk to your doctor online?
What is a virtual visit (telehealth visit)?
What’s it called when you add liquid to powder medicine to make it ready to use?
What is adding a liquid diluent to a powder to make a specific concentration?
Which thigh muscle is a good place to give shots to babies and toddlers?
What is the vastus lateralis muscle?
How do clinics keep track of controlled substances to make sure none go missing?
What is a daily count by two people with a log/sign-off?
Name some of the important things you have to write down in the medication record when giving meds.
What are medication name, dose, route, time/frequency, and provider?
What’s the system called that helps doctors avoid mistakes by checking meds and doses automatically?
What is a Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS)?
What’s a vial called that has more than one dose inside?
What is a multidose vial?
Why do you need to use a filter needle when taking medicine from an ampule?
What is to prevent injecting glass particles into the patient?
What temperature range should refrigerated meds be stored at?
What is 2˚–8˚ C (35˚–46˚ F)?
What’s the DEA rule that allows doctors to send prescriptions for controlled substances electronically?
What is the DEA Electronic Prescriptions for Controlled Substances (EPCS) rule?
What’s one big way using computers to order meds helps make patients safer?
What is reducing medication errors and improving order accuracy?