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Enteral ✔Correct Answer-Medication administration that involves the medication passing through
a portion of the GI tract (p. 771)
Pharmacokinetics ✔Correct Answer-The activity of medications in the body over time, such as
absorption, distribution and elimination (p. 626)
Buccal administration ✔Correct Answer-The buccal region lies between the cheek and gums.
1. Take standard precautions
2. Determine the need for the medication based on patient presentation
3. obtain a history, including any drug allergies and vital signs
4. Follow standing orders, or contact medical control for permission
5. Check the medication to ensure that it is the correct one and that its expiration date has not
passed. Determine the appropriate amount for the correct dose.
6. Explain the procedure to the patient and the need for the medication.
7. Place the medication in between the patient's cheek and gum, or ask the patient to do so.
8. Advise the patient not to chew or swallow the tablet, but to let it dissolve slowly.
9. Monitor the patient's condition, and document the medication given, route, administration time
and response of the patient. (p. 752)
Antagonist ✔Correct Answer-Binds with receptor sites to prevent a cellular response to agonist
chemicals. (p. 631)
Topical medication ✔Correct Answer-Medications that are applied on the surface of the body. (p.
750)
Rectal medication ✔Correct Answer-Medications that are manufactured in a suppository form to
be administered into the lower rectum. (p. 644)
Pharmaceutics ✔Correct Answer-The discipline of pharmacy that deals with the process of turning
a new chemical entity or old drugs into a medication to be used safely and effectively by patients.
(Google)
Agonist ✔Correct Answer-Bind with receptor sites, initiating or altering an action by the cell. (p.
630)
Therapeutic index ✔Correct Answer-The relationship between the median effective dose and the
median lethal dose or median toxic dose; also known as the therapeutic ratio. The larger the
difference between the median effective dose the the median lethal dose, the safer the medication.
(p. 638)
Side effect ✔Correct Answer-A secondary, typically undesirable effect of a drug or medical
treatment. (Google)
Potentiation ✔Correct Answer-The effect of one medication is greatly enhanced by the presence of
another medication, which does not have the ability to produce the same effect. (p. 640)