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10 rights for medication administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Right Route
Right Patient
Right Dose
Right Medication
Right Time
Right Documentation
Right to Refuse
Right Education
Right Assessment
Right Reason
Routes of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Enternal
Topical
Parental
Enternal administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Through GI tract
ex: PO , Sublingual, Buccal
topical administration - CORRECT ANSWER-administration of a substance directly
onto the skin or mucous membrane
ex: TD test
parental administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Drugs given by injection
ex: IM, IV, SubQ, ID, CVAD
injections - CORRECT ANSWER-IV: into. bloodstream
IM: specific muscle 20-25 G 1-1.5 inch
Sub Q : between skin and muscle (25-27 G 1/2 - 5/8 )
Advantages of parental administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Bypasses first pass
effect
rapid action
available to patients unable to take medication orally
Otic - CORRECT ANSWER-used to treat local conditions of the ear
ophthalmic - CORRECT ANSWER-used to locally treat eye conditions
dermatologic preparations - CORRECT ANSWER-applied to the skin - most
common
, Instillations and irrigations - CORRECT ANSWER-applied into body cavities and
orifices
inhalations - CORRECT ANSWER-applied to the respiratory tract by inhalers,
nebulizers, or positive-pressure breathing
generally absorbed slowly
transdermal patch - CORRECT ANSWER-a small patch with medication placed on
the skin
Phases of drug action - CORRECT ANSWER-Pharmaceutical phase
Pharmacokinetic phase
Pharmacodynamic phase
Pharmaceutical phase - CORRECT ANSWER-Disintegration of dosage form
dissolution of drug
Pharmacokinetic Phase - CORRECT ANSWER-Absorption , distribution, metabolism
, excretion
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug receptor interaction
Rapid drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER-increases bioavailability and
increases drug concentration
slow drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER-can limit bioavailability and decrease
drug serum concentrations
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER-the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is
absorbed and used
blood supply and distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-the more blood supply the
quicker the distribution of drug (organs )
pharmacologically inactive - CORRECT ANSWER-too large to leave bloodstream via
capillaries ( don't reach blood tissue)
Unbound portion of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER-ONLY unbound portions of drugs
will reach target cells and be excreted
"bound" portion of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER-continue to circulate until released
or displaced
10 rights for medication administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Right Route
Right Patient
Right Dose
Right Medication
Right Time
Right Documentation
Right to Refuse
Right Education
Right Assessment
Right Reason
Routes of Administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Enternal
Topical
Parental
Enternal administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Through GI tract
ex: PO , Sublingual, Buccal
topical administration - CORRECT ANSWER-administration of a substance directly
onto the skin or mucous membrane
ex: TD test
parental administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Drugs given by injection
ex: IM, IV, SubQ, ID, CVAD
injections - CORRECT ANSWER-IV: into. bloodstream
IM: specific muscle 20-25 G 1-1.5 inch
Sub Q : between skin and muscle (25-27 G 1/2 - 5/8 )
Advantages of parental administration - CORRECT ANSWER-Bypasses first pass
effect
rapid action
available to patients unable to take medication orally
Otic - CORRECT ANSWER-used to treat local conditions of the ear
ophthalmic - CORRECT ANSWER-used to locally treat eye conditions
dermatologic preparations - CORRECT ANSWER-applied to the skin - most
common
, Instillations and irrigations - CORRECT ANSWER-applied into body cavities and
orifices
inhalations - CORRECT ANSWER-applied to the respiratory tract by inhalers,
nebulizers, or positive-pressure breathing
generally absorbed slowly
transdermal patch - CORRECT ANSWER-a small patch with medication placed on
the skin
Phases of drug action - CORRECT ANSWER-Pharmaceutical phase
Pharmacokinetic phase
Pharmacodynamic phase
Pharmaceutical phase - CORRECT ANSWER-Disintegration of dosage form
dissolution of drug
Pharmacokinetic Phase - CORRECT ANSWER-Absorption , distribution, metabolism
, excretion
Pharmacodynamics - CORRECT ANSWER-Drug receptor interaction
Rapid drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER-increases bioavailability and
increases drug concentration
slow drug absorption - CORRECT ANSWER-can limit bioavailability and decrease
drug serum concentrations
Bioavailability - CORRECT ANSWER-the rate at and the extent to which a nutrient is
absorbed and used
blood supply and distribution - CORRECT ANSWER-the more blood supply the
quicker the distribution of drug (organs )
pharmacologically inactive - CORRECT ANSWER-too large to leave bloodstream via
capillaries ( don't reach blood tissue)
Unbound portion of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER-ONLY unbound portions of drugs
will reach target cells and be excreted
"bound" portion of a drug - CORRECT ANSWER-continue to circulate until released
or displaced
