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Medication Aide Questionshaemoglobin - correct answer-substance in red blood cells that carries oxygen and gives it
color
barbiturates - correct answer-butabarbital (Butisol), mephobarbital (Mebaral), pentobarbital
(Nembutal), phenobarbital (Luminal, Solfoton), secobarbital (Seconal) SE: hangover,
sedation, excitement, restlessness, confusion, allergic reactions
benzodiazepines (sedation/hypnosis) - correct answer-estazolam (ProSom), flurazpam
(Dalmane), lorazepam (Ativan), quazepam (Doral), temazepam (Restoril), triazolam
(Halcion) SE: confusion, agitation, hallucinations, amnesia, liver toxicity
analgesic - correct answer-a drug that relieves pain
euphoria - correct answer-an exaggerated feeling or state of physical or mental well-being
fatty oxidase enzyme inhibitor - correct answer-a drug that reduces the oxygen needed by
myocardial cells to cause muscle contractions
MI - correct answer-myocardial infarction
mm Hg - correct answer-millimeters of mercury
vulnerable adult - correct answer-a person 18 or older who has a disability or condition that
makes them at risk to be wounded, attacked, or damaged
ulcer - correct answer-a shallow or deep crater-like sore of a mucous membrane
tablet - correct answer-a dried, powdered drug compressed into a small disk
capsule - correct answer-gelatin container that holds a drug in a dried, powdered or liquid
form
diabetes - correct answer-a disorder in which the body cannot produce or use insulin
properly
coating agents - correct answer-drugs that form a substance that adheres to the crater of an
ulcer
aldosterone - correct answer-a substance that causes the kidneys to retain sodium
absorption - correct answer-the process by which a drug is transferred from its site of body
entry to circulating fluids for distribution
adrenergic blocking agent - correct answer-a drug that inhibits adrenergic effects
, anti-dysrhythmic agents - correct answer-drugs used to prevent or correct abnormal heart
rhythms
battery - correct answer-touching a person's body without their consent
angiotensin - correct answer-a substance that causes vaso-constriction, increased blood
pressure, and the release of aldosterone
alopecia - correct answer-hair loss
IM - correct answer-intramuscular
IV - correct answer-intravanous
mg - correct answer-milligram
defamation - correct answer-injuring a person's name and reputation by making false
statements to a third person
false imprisonment - correct answer-unlawful restraint or restriction of a person's freedom of
movement
tort - correct answer-a wrong committed against a person or the person's property
HIPAA - correct answer-health insurance protability and accountability act
DNR - correct answer-do not resuscitate
OBRA - correct answer-omnibus budget reconciliation act
boundary crossing - correct answer-a brief act or behavior outside of the helpful zone
boundary signs - correct answer-acts, behaviors, or thoughts that warn of boundary crossing
or violation
boundary violation - correct answer-an act of behavior that meets your needs, not the
person's
nurse practice act - correct answer-the law that regulates nursing practice in a state
six rights - correct answer-right person, right drug, right time, right route, right dose, right
documentation
right person - correct answer-1 of 6
right drug - correct answer-2 of 6
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