NURS 251 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Solution
Soln
Suspension
Susp
Tablet
Tab
Ointment
Ung
Enteral
Topical
Parenteral
Three major categories of medication administration:
Enteral
Indicates that the medication is taken into the gastrointestinal tract.
Topical
Applied to the skin surface or a mucous membrane
Parenteral
Indicates any route other than the digestive tract, the most common of which are
subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intracvenous
Buccal and Sublingual
Medication not actually swallowed, but dissolve in the mouth. (considered topical)
PO
Orally
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Antiobiotic irrigation
Used commonly in surgery; squirted or poured into the surgical site
Instillation of a medication
, Considred a topical route or application, phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) may be
installed into nasal cavity for vasoconstriction during sinusoscopy, or lidocaine jelly may
be installed into the urethra as topical anesthesia for cystoscopy
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Intraarticular
Intrathecal
Intracardiac
What are some routes of parenteral medication?
Subcutanous
Injections given beneath the skin into the subcutaneous tissue layer i.e. heparin
Intramuscular
Ketorolac (Toradol) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for post-op pain relief
Intravenous
Most medications administered parenterally during surgery are given this route. Drugs
may be given all at once, as a bolus, or by slow infusion.
Intraarticular
Into the joint space
Intrathecal
Within a sheath
Intracardiac
Injected directly into the heart during cardiac arrest resuscitation.
SC
Subcutaneous
IM
Intramuscularly
IV
Intravenously
Pharmokinetics
Focuses on how the body processes drugs
Solution
Soln
Suspension
Susp
Tablet
Tab
Ointment
Ung
Enteral
Topical
Parenteral
Three major categories of medication administration:
Enteral
Indicates that the medication is taken into the gastrointestinal tract.
Topical
Applied to the skin surface or a mucous membrane
Parenteral
Indicates any route other than the digestive tract, the most common of which are
subcutaneous, intramuscular, and intracvenous
Buccal and Sublingual
Medication not actually swallowed, but dissolve in the mouth. (considered topical)
PO
Orally
NPO
Nothing by mouth
Antiobiotic irrigation
Used commonly in surgery; squirted or poured into the surgical site
Instillation of a medication
, Considred a topical route or application, phenylephrine (Neo-Synephrine) may be
installed into nasal cavity for vasoconstriction during sinusoscopy, or lidocaine jelly may
be installed into the urethra as topical anesthesia for cystoscopy
Subcutaneous
Intramuscular
Intravenous
Intraarticular
Intrathecal
Intracardiac
What are some routes of parenteral medication?
Subcutanous
Injections given beneath the skin into the subcutaneous tissue layer i.e. heparin
Intramuscular
Ketorolac (Toradol) a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for post-op pain relief
Intravenous
Most medications administered parenterally during surgery are given this route. Drugs
may be given all at once, as a bolus, or by slow infusion.
Intraarticular
Into the joint space
Intrathecal
Within a sheath
Intracardiac
Injected directly into the heart during cardiac arrest resuscitation.
SC
Subcutaneous
IM
Intramuscularly
IV
Intravenously
Pharmokinetics
Focuses on how the body processes drugs
