ATI Dosage Calculation and Safe
Medication Administration 3.0:
Pediatric Medications Questions
and Answers 2025
0.9% sodium chloride
→ ::- (zeer-oh point nahyn per-sent soh-dee-uh m klohr-id) A sterile
solution made up of water and salt that is used for intravenous use, as a
diluent, or as an irrigant or cleansing agent for wounds.
Acidosis
→ ::- (as-i-doh-sis) Condition in which the pH of the blood drops below
7.35.
Adrenergic agents
→ ::- (ad-ruh-nur-jik | ey-juhnts) Referring to cells of the autonomic
nervous system; medications with adrenergic effect interact with the
sympathetic nervous system.
Adverse effects
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→ ::- (ad-vurs | ih-fekts) Undesirable and potentially dangerous responses
to a medication. Adverse effects may be inadvertent or predictable.
Some are immediate, whereas others take weeks or months to
develop.
Anaphylactic shock
→ ::- (an-uh-fuh-lak-tick shok) Life-threatening allergic reaction that
includes dizziness, loss of consciousness, swelling of the lips and tongue,
difficulty breathing, low blood pressure, and possibly death.
Anatomically correct
→ ::- (an-uh-tom-i-kuh-lee kuh-rekt) Accurately representing the body
and body parts.
Angiocatheter
→ ::- (an-gee-o kath-i-ter) A flexible tube inserted into a blood vessel to
administer IV medication or fluids.
Atrioventricular node
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→ ::- (ey-tree-oh-ven-trik-yuh-ler | nohd) An area of specialized cardiac
cells located within the right atrium that transmits electric impulses,
resulting in contraction of the heart.
Automated dispensing system
→ ::- (aw-tuh-meyt-ed dih-spens-ing sis-tuhm) A secure system used to
manage medication inventory and dispensation.
Bacteriostatic water
→ ::- (bak-teer-ee-uh-stat-ik, wot-er) Water that has been treated to
inhibit the growth of bacteria; often used as a diluent when
reconstituting powdered medications.
Beta-adrenergic blocking agents
→ ::- (bey-tuh-ad-ruh-nur-jik | blok-ing | ey-juhnts) A class of medication
that decreases heart rate and increases dilation of the blood vessels;
used primarily in the treatment of angina, hypertension, and
glaucoma.
Biometric identification
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