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Rights of medication Right Ans - route, dose, medication, patient, time
Additional rights of medication to the basic 5 Right Ans - Assessment,
reason, refuse medication, documentation, patient education, evaluation
Medication orders must include? Right Ans - 1. The patient's full name
2. Name of the medication (brand, generic)
3. Dose, route, frequency of administration
4. Date, time, signature of the prescriber
Injection Sites IM Right Ans - ventrogluteal, deltoid, vastus lateralis
Injection Sites Sub-Q Right Ans - Upper arms, Abdomen, back, and thigh
Injection Sites IV Right Ans - back of hands, forearms
Only physicians can perform these two injection sites Right Ans - Intra-
articular (Into joints)
Intrathecal (into spinal fluid)
Skin functions Right Ans - Protection, sensation, fluid balance, temperature
regulation
Erythema Right Ans - redness of the skin
Skin Rash Right Ans - change in color and texture of the skin
Cyanosis Right Ans - bluish discoloration of the skin
Primary Skin Lesions Right Ans - macule, patch, papule, plaque, nodule,
tumor, wheal, vesicle, bulla, pustule, cyst
Macule Right Ans - flat, colored spot on the skin
Papule Right Ans - small, solid skin elevation
, Patch Right Ans - a flat, discolored area on the skin larger than 1 cm
Plaque Right Ans - a solid mass on the surface of the skin
Tumor Right Ans - A mass of abnormal cells that develops when cancerous
cells divide and grow uncontrollably.
Nodule Right Ans - solid, raised clump of skin cells
Vesicle Right Ans - Small membrane-bound sac that functions in moving
products into, out of, and within a cell.
Bulla Right Ans - Large blister containing watery fluid
Wheal Right Ans - hive
Pustule Right Ans - elevation of skin containing pus
Cyst Right Ans - sac containing fluid
Secondary Skin Lesions Right Ans - crust, scale, fissure, erosion, ulcer,
excoriation, scar, atrophic scar, lichenification, keloid
Skin Crust Right Ans - Dried residue of serum, pus, or blood:
Impetigo
Scar Right Ans - A mark on the skin that is left after a cut or other wound
has healed.
Keloid Right Ans - hypertrophic scar, elevated beyond site of original injury
Skin Atrophy Right Ans - Thinning of the skin, loss of skin furrows, shiny
appearance:
Peripheral vascular disease
Lichenification Right Ans - rough, thickened epidermis secondary to
persistent rubbing, itching, or skin irritation; often involves flexor surface of
extremity