Vocabulary
The term that refers to a patient's response to the withholding of a substance; physical condition is altered from alterations from the nervous system due to repeated drug use.
What is physical dependence?
Psychological dependence: Patient has a strong desire for the drug
1 oz.= __ tablespoons
What is 2 tablespoons?
Specific/special consideration regarding high risk medications
black box warning
Possible answers:
by mouth (PO)
buccal
sublingal
Ng tube, G tube
2 examples of parenteral route
possible answers:
intradermal
intramuscular
intravenous
subcutaneous
The classification of drugs based on their potential for abuse.
What are scheduled drugs?
Schedule I: highest likelihood for abuse
Schedule V: least likelihood for abuse
480 mL= ___ oz.
What is 16 oz.?
classification of drugs which includes vaccines, blood products and live cells.
biologics
When will the nurse perform the first check for med. administration?
When pulling the medication from the unit dose drawer/ Pyxis; compare against MAR.
The method to use when performing an IM injection to prevent medication leakage.
Z track method
The term that describes an acute allergic response to an antigen, possibly leading to life threatening shock if left untreated.
What is anaphylaxis?
Order: 650 mg acetaminophen PO prn for moderate pain. On hand you have 325mg/tablets. How many tablets will you give to the patient?
Schedule __ drugs have high potential of abuse, however they are used therapeutically with prescriptions
Schedule II
examples: oxycodone, morphine
Which medication route will have the fastest onset of drug action?
Intravenous (IV).
Describe the landmark for the vastus lateralis.
anterolateral aspect of the thigh.
The term that describes a medical reference for standards of drug purity, drug strength and directions for drug synthesis.
What is a pharmacopoeia?
2 pints = __ oz.
What is 32 oz.?
Phase of the drug development process marked by extensive lab research with inconclusive results
preclinical investigation
1. right patient
2. right med
3. right dose
4.right route
5. right time
appropriate needle length range for intradermal injections.
3/8th- 5/8th inch needles.
An order for a drug that should be administered to a patient within 30 minutes of the written order.
What is an ASAP order?
Order: 0.5 g PO of a medication Available: Tablets labeled 250 mg. How many tablets?
What is 2 tablets?
Period of drug development/approval where adverse effects are surveyed in a large population of people. (takes place around 6 months after the trial has ended)
postmarketing surveillance
One disadvantage of the oral route; inactivation of the drug caused by liver
the first-pass effect
IM injection that is no longer used due to the potential of damage to the sciatic nerve.
dorsogluteal