Unit 1
Any unintended reaction to a medication.
What is a side effect?
Referring to the eye.
What is Ophthalmic?
Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.
What are vital signs?
The chemical changes in living cells by which energy is provided for vital processes, and activities and new material is created.
What is metabolism?
Two teaspoons.
What is 10 mL
Anticipated, desire effect of a medicine.
What is Medication action
Under the tongue
What is Sublingual?
Talking with co-workers while administering medications.
What is a distraction?
Passage of substances across and into tissues
What is absorption?
gtt
What is drop?
A person who has received specialized training in the process of assisting with administering medications
What is a medication aide
Referring to the mouth
What is Oral?
To control pain, prevent swelling, or stop bleeding.
What is a cold compress?
Location of medications in various organs or tissues after administration
What is distribution?
mg
What is milligram?
Not providing goods or services needed by a person to prevent injury, emotional pain, mental distress, or physical illness.
What is neglect?
Do not crush or chew these types of medications.
What is sustained release, enteric coated, buccal or sublingual medications?
Twice daily
What is B.I.D
The process of eliminating or getting rid of substances by the body.
What is excretion?
ml/mL
What is milliliter?
Getting the right drug, to the right resident in the right dosage by the right route at the right time.
What are the Five Rights?
The label and the five rights must be checked _____ times while setting up medications.
What is 3?
T.I.D
What three times daily?
Acquired need for a drug that may produce symptoms of withdrawal when the drug is stopped.
What is dependence?
tbsp or T/tsp or t
What is Tablespoon and teaspoon?