HOSA NURSING ASSISTANT
COMPETITION EXAM
If a subcutaneous injection is to be given at a 90 degree angle, you
should choose a needle that is ______ inches in length - ANSWERS-
1/2
______ ______ is enough of a drug to produce the desired
physiological response, but not enough to cause toxicity -
ANSWERS-Therapeutic response
All ______ should be stored in a locked cabinet - ANSWERS-
Narcotics
Narcotics should be ______ frequently, during the opening of narcotic
drawers, and/or shift change - ANSWERS-Counted
Report discrepancies in narcotic counts ______ - ANSWERS-
Immediately
If you give only part of a premeasured dose of a controlled substance,
a ______ nurse witnesses' disposal disposal of the unused portion -
ANSWERS-Second
______ nurses sign their names on the required form - ANSWERS-
Both
, ______ is the passage of medication molecules into the blood from
the site of administration - ANSWERS-Absorption
After a medication is absorbed, it is ______ to tissues and organs and
finally to the site of drug action - ANSWERS-Distributed
The rate and extent of distribution depends on ______, cell membrane
______, and protein binding. When their is poor perfusion, as in the
case of heart failure, this ______ medication distribution -
ANSWERS-Circulation/permeability/alters
In medications that exit through sweat glands, you provide ______ to
reduce skin irritation - ANSWERS-Hygiene
Sometimes a single medication have many therapeutic effects.
For example, ______ relieves pain and reduces fever and tissue
inflammation - ANSWERS-Aspirin
_______ ______ are predictable and often unavoidable secondary
effects produced at a usual therapeutic drug dose - ANSWERS-Side
effects
Some antihypertensive medications cause _______ in male patients -
ANSWERS-Impotence
COMPETITION EXAM
If a subcutaneous injection is to be given at a 90 degree angle, you
should choose a needle that is ______ inches in length - ANSWERS-
1/2
______ ______ is enough of a drug to produce the desired
physiological response, but not enough to cause toxicity -
ANSWERS-Therapeutic response
All ______ should be stored in a locked cabinet - ANSWERS-
Narcotics
Narcotics should be ______ frequently, during the opening of narcotic
drawers, and/or shift change - ANSWERS-Counted
Report discrepancies in narcotic counts ______ - ANSWERS-
Immediately
If you give only part of a premeasured dose of a controlled substance,
a ______ nurse witnesses' disposal disposal of the unused portion -
ANSWERS-Second
______ nurses sign their names on the required form - ANSWERS-
Both
, ______ is the passage of medication molecules into the blood from
the site of administration - ANSWERS-Absorption
After a medication is absorbed, it is ______ to tissues and organs and
finally to the site of drug action - ANSWERS-Distributed
The rate and extent of distribution depends on ______, cell membrane
______, and protein binding. When their is poor perfusion, as in the
case of heart failure, this ______ medication distribution -
ANSWERS-Circulation/permeability/alters
In medications that exit through sweat glands, you provide ______ to
reduce skin irritation - ANSWERS-Hygiene
Sometimes a single medication have many therapeutic effects.
For example, ______ relieves pain and reduces fever and tissue
inflammation - ANSWERS-Aspirin
_______ ______ are predictable and often unavoidable secondary
effects produced at a usual therapeutic drug dose - ANSWERS-Side
effects
Some antihypertensive medications cause _______ in male patients -
ANSWERS-Impotence
