Administering A Rectal Suppository Questions with CORRECT Answers

Administering A Rectal Suppository Questions
with CORRECT Answers

Question:
purpose
Answer:
administer prescribed mediation via the rectal route for therapeutic effect


Question:
what are the therapeutic uses?
Answer:
help stimulate peristalsis and defecation


Question:
- relieve pain, contract tissue, control bleeding, and dry up secretions
- provide a local sedative effect which enables the rectum to rest
- for their systemic effects
ex of suppositories to help stimulate peristalsis and defacation
Answer:
glycerin suppository


Question:
- bismuth suppositories protect intestinal mucosa from irritation
- ice suppositories used to stop local bleeding
ex of suppositories to provide a local sedative effect which enables the rectum to rest
Answer:
opium


Question:
- cocaine
- belladonna
all added to cocoa butter and anodyne suppositories ex of suppositories for their
systemic effects
Answer:
suppositories with opium