Med Research/Prep
Occurs when an unintended, minor outcome takes place after a medication is taken
What is a medication side effect
Order in which all oral medications are held unless ordered to do otherwise
What is "NPO"..... nil per os
The layer of skin directly underneath the dermis is called?
What is subcutaneous tissue (fat)
Five stages that detail a patient's journey through grief is known as this
What is Kubler-Ross's five stages of grief and dying
An important safety step when applying either heat or cold to a patient
What is a barrier or cover between the appliance and the patient
Buccal, sublingual, mucosal and parenteral routes escape this.
What is known as "First-Pass" effect.
A task that must be completed at both the beginning and end of every shift by selected nursing staff of both oncoming and off-going team members
What is conduct a narcotic count
Proper way to hold the skin during a sub-cut injection
What is "bunching" the skin or "pinching" the skin to avoid the needle entering the muscle.
Death rattle, glassy eyes, mottling, decreased urine output, and declining vital signs are symptoms of this
What are late stages of dying
Removal of heat or cold application is necessary when this occurs
Narcotic medications are "housed" in this type of environment?
This type of liquid medication contains fine undissolved particles that separate in the bottle, therefore must be shaken prior to pouring
What is a suspension
Preferred injection site for newborns and infants
What is the vastus lateralis
Nurses can help alleviate these three symptoms when caring for a dying client
What are pain, nausea and respiratory distress
Applications of heat/cold should be used cautiously if a medical diagnosis of these
What is peripheral neuropathy (heat) or circulatory insufficiency (cold).
An undesired change of effect or composition of the medication when combined with another drug
Medications that should NOT be crushed or broken
What are sustained-release or enteric coated tablets
1-1.5 inch needle length is appropriate for what population?
Who are adults/intramuscular
A fan, positioning and pursed-lip breathing are what kind of ways to alleviate this
Dyspnea, using non-pharmacological approaches
Cryotherapy/cold therapy causes
Most important step in reconstituting a medication
Adding the right amount of diluent (fluid) to mix in the vial.
This medication route should be avoided in cardiac patients as they may stimulate the vagus nerve and trigger a dysrhythmia
What is the rectal route
These are necessary for withdrawing medication from an ampule
What are filtered needles
What must be considered prior to removing any tubes on a postmortem patient
What is an autopsy
Prolonged heat therapy applications in which constriction of vessels instead of dilation occurs is known as this
What is the rebound phenomenon. (recommended time: 20-30 minutes)