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6 rights of med admin - ✔✔right drug
right dose
right time
right route
right patient
right documentation
5 Steps Nursing Process - ✔✔Assessment
Nursing Diagnosis
Planning (goals, outcomes)
Implementation
Evaluation
Category A - ✔✔Studies indicate no risk to human fetus
Category B - ✔✔studies indicate no risk to the animal fetus; information for humans not available
Category C - ✔✔Adverse effects reported in the animal fetus; information for humans is not available
Category D - ✔✔Possible fetal risk in humans has been reported; however in selected cases
consideration of the potential benefit vs risk may warrant use of these drugs in pregnant women
Category X - ✔✔Fetal abnormalities have been reported, and positive evidence of fetal risk in humans is
available from animal and/or human studies. these drugs are not to be used in pregnant women
chemical name - ✔✔describes the drugs chemical composition and molecular structure
, chemical, generic, trade - ✔✔Chemical -
Generic - Ibuprofen
Trade - Motrin
considerations for older adults - ✔✔older adults - 65+
high use of meds
polypharmacy
noncompliance, nonadherence
increased incidence of chronic illness
sensory/ motor deficits
diffusion - ✔✔drugs cross the placenta by ___
Drug - ✔✔any chemical that affects the physiologic processes of a living organism
ethnopharmacology - ✔✔body of knowledge for understanding the specific impact of cultural factors on
patient drug response
factors affecting ped dosing - ✔✔skin is thin and permeable
stomach lacks acid to kill bacteria
lungs have weaker mucous barriers
body temps less regulated, and dehydration occurs easily
liver and kidneys are immature, impairing drug metabolism and excretion
FDA - ✔✔Food and drug administration - primary purpose is to protect patients and ensure drug
effectiveness
Generic name - ✔✔name given by the US adopted names council - Nonpropritary name