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Dosage Calculations Mid-term
Nursing School Dosage Caculations
52
Medical
Undergraduate 3
03/15/2009

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Term
"Drug Rights"
Definition

Right Drug

Right Dosage

Right Client/Patient

Right Route

Right Time

Right Documentation

Term

 

 

 

Factors influencing Drug Administration

Definition

 

Route

Time

Absorption & secretion of drug

Nutritional status of client

Age of client

Ethnicity & culture of pt.

Health

Sex of client

Genetics

Term

 

 

 

 

Medication

Definition

 

 

 

are theraputic measures aimed at helping clients ;however, when administered without thought they can have harmful effects

Term

 

 

 

MAR

Definition

 

 

 

 

 

Medication administration record

Term

 

 

 

Computerized record containing the actual order

Definition

MAR/

Medication Administartion record

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Elderly

Definition

 

 

group of the population which the majority of medications (55%) errors effect

Term

 

 

 

 

Topical

Definition

 

 

 

Application of medication to the external surface of the skin

Term
Souffle Cup
Definition

Type of cup used to dispense solid forms of medication

 

 

 

for ex: tablets, caplets, or capsules

Term

 

 

 

 

Smaller dosage

Definition
what considerations should be taken whe administering medication to children and elderly?
Term

 

 

 

3

Definition

 

 

 

 

Number of times a medication label should be read..

Term

 

 

 

 

Someone who is being an atonomous thinker is an example of __________

Definition
Critical thinker
Term
3 types of measurement found on the measuring cup:
Definition
Metric, household and apothocary
Term

 

 

 

 

High Alert drugs

Definition

Potassium Chloride

insulin

Morphine

Heparin

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Oral Syringe

Definition

 

 

 

 

Type of syring used to administer oral medications by mouth

Term

 

 

 

 

(P.O.)Oral Medications

Definition

 

 

 

 

These are medications given by mouth ..ex: (capsules, tablets, caplets, tablets, liquid solutions, etc.)

Term

 

 

 

 

 

 

Buccal

Definition
Types of tablets placed in the mucous membranes of the cheek in the mouth
Term

 

 

 

 

Sublingual (SL)

Definition

 

These type sof medications are placed under the tongue and designed to be readily absorbed into the bloodstream...example: Nitroglycerin

Term
Medication administration is a process that requires critical thinking & the nursing process, which includes:
Definition

Assessment

Diagnosis

Planning

Implementation

Evaluation

&

teaching

 

Term

 

 

 

 

Ways to identify patient before administering medications;

Definition

Check ID bracelet

Ask Name

Patient ID number

Date of birth

Term
Stastistics re: medcation errors
Definition
an estimated 1 death a day and 1.3 million injured annually in America
Term
When medications should be checked
Definition

Before preparing,

after preparing,

 before replacing container

Term
always place a leading ________ before the decimal to prevent medication errors
Definition

 

 

 

 

ZERO

Term

 

 

 

 

USP

Definition
United States Pharmacopeia
Term
2 Tablespoons are = _________
Definition

 

 

 

 

30 mL

Term

c, C

mL

dr

g

gr

gtt

IU

kg

L

 

 

 

Definition

Cup

dram

gram

grain

drop

international unit

kilogram

Liter

Term

oz

pt

qt

T, tbs

t, tsp

 

Definition

ounce

pint

quart

tablespoon

teaspoon

Term

 

 

 

 

 

Controlled dose

Definition

 

 

 

 

CD

Term
Controlled release
Definition

 

 

 

CR

Term

 

 

 

 

ad lib

Definition

 

 

 

 

As desired, freely at willl

Term

 

 

 

GT

Definition
Gastrostomy Tube
Term

 

 

 

IVPB

Definition
Intravenous piggyback
Term

 

 

 

 

KVO

Definition
Keep Vein open
Term

 

 

 

 

LOS

Definition
Length of Stay
Term

 

 

 

LOS

Definition

 

 

 

Length of stay

Term

 

 

 

 

IVSS

Definition
Intravenous soluset
Term

 

 

 

Generic name

Definition
Proper name or chemical compound
Term

 

 

 

 

Trade Name

Definition
Brand name or name under which the manufacturer markets the drug
Term
Mediastinum
Definition
Area where the heart and great vessels are located between the lungs in the middle third of the thorasic cage
Term
Heart
Definition
a muscular pump
Term

Blood vessels

 

Definition
Pulmonary Circulation and Systematic circulation
Term
Where is the heart?
Definition
Between the 2nd and 5th intercostal space
Term
description of the heart
Definition

upside down triangle

 

the top is the base and the bottom is the apex

Term

 

 

 

 

describe the heart:

Definition

there are four chambers:

 

 

right and left atrium and right and left ventricles

Term
Superior and inferior Vena Cava
Definition
return unoxygenated venous blood to the right side of the heart
Term
Great Vessels
Definition

Superior Vena Cava

Inferior Vena Cava

pulmonary Atery

Pulmonary Veins

Term
Pulmonary Artery
Definition

Flows from the right ventricle and bifurcates

 

Blood is carried to the lungs

Term
Pulmonary Veins
Definition

return freshly oxygenated blood to the left side of the heart

 

Aorta: carries blood to the body 

ascends from the left ventricle and descends behind the heart

Term

 

 

 

Pericardium

Definition
Tough fibrous, double walled sac  which protects the heart
Term

 

 

 

 

Myocardium

Definition
Muscle wall performs pumping
Term

 

 

 

Endocardium

Definition

 

 

 

thin inner layer which is composed of endothelial tissue and lines the surface of the heart

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