Medication Admin Exam
A chemical that interacts with a living organism and alters its activity - ANS-Drug
Describes the drug's chemical composition and molecular structure - ANS-Chemical Name
-Legal noncommercial name for a drug
-Non-proprietary / Official Name - ANS-Generic Name
Trade / Proprietary Name - ANS-Brand Name
Movement of drug into the bloodstream - ANS-Absorption
Drug transport to tissues and organs - ANS-Distribution
Bio-transformation: chemical conversion of drug (Liver) - ANS-Metabolism
Elimination of the drug (Liver, Lungs, Kidneys, Skin) - ANS-Excretion
Study of what the body does to drug
Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Elimination - ANS-Pharmokinetics
Administration via the human gastrointestinal tract (oral, sublingual, buccal, rectal) -
ANS-Enteral
Administration route used for systemic effects and given by a route other than the digestive tract
(IV, IM, SQ, ID) - ANS-Parenteral
Under the tongue - ANS-Sublingual
Cheek Area - ANS-Buccal
Intravenous - ANS-IV
Intramuscular - ANS-IM
Subcutaneous - ANS-SQ
Intradermal - ANS-ID
, Applied to the skin - ANS-Topical
Applied to the respiratory tract by inhalers, nebulizers, or positive-pressure breathing -
ANS-Inhalations
Applying drops - ANS-Instillation
Drug effect begins - ANS-Onset
Highest Concentration - ANS-Peak
Lowest Concentration - ANS-Trough
Produces desired affect without toxicity - ANS-Therapeutic Level
Range of therapeutic concentration - ANS-Therapeutic Range
Amount of time it takes for half of the drug to be eliminated - ANS-Half Life
-Before you pour (check the medication label against the MAR)
-After you pour (verify the label against the MAR)
-At the bedside (check the medication again) - ANS-Three Checks
-Right drug
-Right client
-Right dose
-Right time
-Right route
-Right documentation - ANS-Six Rights
-Right reason
-Right to know
-Right to refuse - ANS-Other Rights
Right under the skin (TB test) - ANS-Intradermal
Fatty tissue, just below the skin (Insulin, Heparin) - ANS-Subcutaneous
In the muscle (vaccine like the flu shot) - ANS-Intramuscular
Within a vein (intravenous fluids) - ANS-Intravenous
Check minimum of 3 times - ANS-Right Drug
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