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Obtaining a capillary blood specimen to measure blood glucose, you should - Answer--
ensure there is good blood flow at the puncture site
True or False
When testing for fecal occult blood, a green color indicates a guaiac positive result. -
Answer--False
A RN instructing a female patient on obtaining a clean catch urine specimen should
stress to: - Answer--Void a small amount of urine before collecting the specimen
The client has an indwelling catheter. The nurse should obtain a sterile urine specimen
by - Answer--using a syringe to withdraw urine from the catheter tubing port
An x-ray of the abdomen visualizing the kidneys, ureters and bladder is known as: -
Answer--KUB
What is an echocardiogram? - Answer--Visualization of the structures of the heart by
using ultrasound
What does MRI stand for? - Answer--Magnetic Resonance Imaging
pharmacodynamics - Answer--what the drug does to the body
Pharmacokinetics - Answer--The process by which drugs are absorbed, distributed
within the body, metabolized, and excreted.
absorbtion - Answer--how drug enters bloodstream
, route of admin matters
distribution - Answer--transportation of a drug from site of absorption to site of action
Where does biotransformation occur? - Answer--liver
start order - Answer--give meds immediately
single order - Answer--one time order
standing order - Answer--may or may not have a termination date
prn order - Answer--as needed
essential parts of a drug order - Answer---Full name of the client
-Date and time the order is written
-Name of the drug to be administered
-Dosage of the drug
-Frequency of administration
-Route of administration
-Signature of the person writing the order
when should medication reconciliation take place - Answer--admission, transfer,
discharge
10 rights of medication administration - Answer--Right medication
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right client
Right client education
Right documentation
Right to refuse
Right assessment
Right evaluation
intradermal injections are commonly used for - Answer--allergy testing and TB
screening
subcutaneous injections are commonly used for - Answer--vaccines
insulin
heparin
subq injection needle specs - Answer--syringe-1-2 mLs
needle size-#25 gauge
#30 for insulin