RADT 1001 Chapter 22
Exam/Questions with Solutions
What are the 5 rights os safe medication administration? - --the right drug
-the right amount
-the right patient
-the right time
-the right route
- What should you do if an error is made on the patient's chart? - -
Immediately report the incident to a supervisor or physician
- What are often used by health care professionals who order, dispense, or
administer medications? - -Abbreviations
- What are the most common units that the technologist encounters? - --
liter
-meter
-gram
- What is the most common unit of measurement for liquid medications? - -
Milliliter
- 6 ways drugs can be administered: - --Orally
-Sublingually
-rectally
-buccal
-topically
-parenterally
- Enteral routes of drug administration include: - --Oral
-Sublingual
-Buccal
-Rectal
- Medication given ____ is taken by mouth and swallowed, and is absorbed
from the GI tract. - -Orally
- What route is often the easiest and most desirable for the patient? - -Oral
route
- When should you not give a patient medication orally? - --patient is
nauseated/vomiting
-digestion interferes w/ absorption
, -patient is comatose/ uncooperative
-if a more rapid absorption is needed
- What type of medications are placed under the tongue where they dissolve
and are absorbed directly into the bloodstream from the oral mucosa? - -
Sublingual (SL)
- What type of medication is not swallowed and does not enter the GI tract
or hepatic system? - -Sublingual medication
- What form are SL drugs made in? - --tablet
-spray
-capsule
-liquid
- When pertaining to SL drugs what should the patient do to the tablet or
liquid? - -Leave the tablet or liquid in place until it has been absorbed
- Administration by what route means that the drug is placed against the
mucous membranes of the cheek of the upper or lower jaw? - -Buccal route
- Administration by what route is an option when the patient is not capable
of taking a dug orally? - -Rectal
- What route has the medication applied directly onto the skin? - -Topically
- What is a good example of topical administration? - -Transdermal patch
- A drug given _____ means it was administered by injection or by a route
other than the GI tract. - -Parenterally
- What do the standard on blood borne pathogens issued by the OSHA
mandate? - --Universal Precaution
-Needlestick Safety Prevention
- What are the 3 most common routes that drugs are administered
parenterally? - --intramuscular
-subcutaneous
-intravenous
- How are drugs injected into the body? - -A plastic syringe
- How many times can a plastic syringe be used before it is disposed? - -
Once
- The general purpose syringe comes in a ______ of sizes. - -variety
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