Abbreviations
Sig
What angle should a intramuscular injection be given at?
90 degrees
Reduce the fractions to lowest terms:
5/45
3/21
1/9
1/7
How many times should you check a medication prior to administering it a patient?
At least 3 times.
When is a "stat" drug order to be given?
Immediately
The abbreviation that means "as desired"
ad lib
When pouring liquid medications what 2 steps should always be performed?
Palming the label of the medication (helps prevent spills, ensures accuracy, allows better pouring control, prevents dripping on the label)
Hold the measuring device at eye level
Solve for x:
10:x = 20:200
x=100
What is type of drugs are antihistamines used for?
Therapeutic use
Name the 5 basic food groups
Grains, Fruit, Vegetables, Dairy, Protein
What does "NKDA" or "NKA" stand for?
No known drug allergies or No known allergies
What unit of measure are insulin syringes calibrated in?
Units
How do you convert pounds to kilograms?
Divide the total amount of pounds by 2.2
The process whereby a pathogenic agent invades the body, multiplies, and produces injury.
Infection
What does the abbreviation "Rx" directly translate to?
Take thou
Give an example of a medication error.
Right drug, wrong patient.
Right patient, wrong drug.
Right drug, wrong dose.
Right dose, wrong drug.
The physician ordered Lasix oral solution 20mg to be given as a single dose, Available is Lasix 60 mL, 10mg/mL, how many mL will you give?
2 mL
Licensed, Registered or Certified, Authorized by a physician
The psychic craving for a drug or substance
Dependency
Describe the difference between Q.I.D. and q4Hours
A patient is prescribed Bactrim for a UTI, you notice that Bactrim is on the patient's drug allergy list, however the provider insists the benefits will outweigh the risk, should the patient take the medication as prescribed?
No, it is not acceptable to administer an ABX to a patient who has a confirmed allergy to the drug.
The physician ordered Coumadin 7.5mg given to the patient, available is Coumadin 2.5mg tabs, how many tabs will you give to the patient?
3 tabs
What are the six rights of proper drug administration?
Right patient
Right Drug
Right Dose
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
Describe the difference between sanitizing and disinfecting
Sanitizing - lowering the number of germs to a safe level
Disinfecting - killing nearly 100% of germs on a surface or object, done by using chemicals and time