HONDROS NUR 205 EXAM 3 COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ 3 medication checks.
Answer: Check MAR/order
Check when you pull the medication
Check at the patient bedside
◉ How to know if your patient can swallow pills whole?.
Answer: -ask if they can
-check gag reflex
-when given report ask if they can take pills whole
◉ Intramuscular (IM).
Answer: injection into a muscle
No more than 3 ml
At a 90 degree angle
◉ Where are the IM injection sites?.
Answer: Deltoid
Gluteus Maximus (not recommended)
,Vastus lateralis ***
Recurs femoris
◉ Subcutaneous injections.
Answer: Injection of a small amount of a medication under the skin
into fatty or connective tissue
45-90 degree angle
1 ml fluid maximum
◉ Transdermal injection.
Answer: diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the
dermis
5-15 degree angle
Bevel up
Pull skin back
Make a "wheel"
◉ Endocrine system.
Answer: Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as
growth, reproduction, and nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells.
◉ Insulin Hormone.
, Answer: Necessary for carb regulation and glucose control
◉ Hormones.
Answer: Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the
endocrine glands, that are produce metabolic change
◉ Normal BS.
Answer: 70-120
◉ Fasting BS.
Answer: 70-100
◉ Pre-diabetic BS.
Answer: over 140
◉ Mild Hypoglycemia Symptoms.
Answer: Hunger
Nervousness
Palpitations
Sweating
Tachycardia
Tremor
STUDY GUIDE WITH SOLVED QUESTIONS
◉ 3 medication checks.
Answer: Check MAR/order
Check when you pull the medication
Check at the patient bedside
◉ How to know if your patient can swallow pills whole?.
Answer: -ask if they can
-check gag reflex
-when given report ask if they can take pills whole
◉ Intramuscular (IM).
Answer: injection into a muscle
No more than 3 ml
At a 90 degree angle
◉ Where are the IM injection sites?.
Answer: Deltoid
Gluteus Maximus (not recommended)
,Vastus lateralis ***
Recurs femoris
◉ Subcutaneous injections.
Answer: Injection of a small amount of a medication under the skin
into fatty or connective tissue
45-90 degree angle
1 ml fluid maximum
◉ Transdermal injection.
Answer: diffuse through the epidermis at a known rate into the
dermis
5-15 degree angle
Bevel up
Pull skin back
Make a "wheel"
◉ Endocrine system.
Answer: Glands secrete hormones that regulate processes such as
growth, reproduction, and nutrient use (metabolism) by body cells.
◉ Insulin Hormone.
, Answer: Necessary for carb regulation and glucose control
◉ Hormones.
Answer: Chemical messengers, mostly those manufactured by the
endocrine glands, that are produce metabolic change
◉ Normal BS.
Answer: 70-120
◉ Fasting BS.
Answer: 70-100
◉ Pre-diabetic BS.
Answer: over 140
◉ Mild Hypoglycemia Symptoms.
Answer: Hunger
Nervousness
Palpitations
Sweating
Tachycardia
Tremor
