Chapter 6
This section of the chart has treatments and procedures ordered by the physician.
What is the order section?
What routes are considered percutaneous?
tablets are
powdered drugs that have been compressed
What method is most reliable to calculate a pediatric patient's medication dosage?
Body surface area (BSA)
This system is stocked by pharmacy with single-unit packages of medications and requires the nurse to enter a security code, finger-print, or password to access medications.
What is the computer-controlled dispensing system?
Creams are
non-greasy and can be removed with water
which form of liquid medication contains alcohol
elixir
5th vital sign
pain
This system is used in long-term care facilities and holds each resident's medication and is restocked each week.
What is the long-term care unit-dose system?
Which percutaneous route must be kept sterile?
Ophthalmic (eye drops)
What are the 7 rights of medication administration?
Dose, patient, indication, route, time, drug, documentation
What type of lubricant would the nurse use to administer a rectal suppository?
water soluble
Narcotics should be kept in what container?
What is a locked container?
How should the nurse administer ear drops into the ear of a 1-year-old with otitis media?
Pull earlobe down and back
which side should the patient be placed on when receiving an enema?
left side-lying
digestive enzymes
What does PRN stand for?
What is "as needed"?
When giving eye drops, how can the nurse decrease the risk of systemic absorption?
Place a gloved finger against the inner canthus for 1 to 2 minutes
Which type of enteral medication should not be crushed into a NG tube?
enteric-coated tablet
What does gastric fluid look like?
green with sediment