Absorption - ANS - Passage of substances across and into tissues
Age related changes of the musculoskeletal system - ANS - bones become thinner
and weaker
skeleton begin to deteriorate 3 to 8% every decade after 40
some ligaments shorten and decrease in flexibility along with decrease in range of
motion
Allergic reaction - ANS - body's immune systems over response to a foreign
substance such as a food or drug
Always blank the medication room or cart when leaving the area - ANS - lock
anti-inflammatory - ANS - reduces allergic reactions, itching, swelling and redness
Antibotics - ANS - prevent or treat infections
antihistamines - ANS - controls body's response to a substance that causes itching
antispasmodic - ANS - administered to suppress smooth muscle contractions of the
stomach, intestine, or bladder. While increasing bladder capacity
Aorta - ANS - Largest artery in the body
Axillary Temperature - ANS - 96.6-98.6
Benign - ANS - mild, not cancerous
Blood Pressure - ANS - 60 - 90 and 90 - 140
blood supply to skin decreases - ANS - prolongs healing of injury
blood vessels break more easily - ANS - bruising is more common
, cardiac - ANS - pertaining to the heart
Cholinergic - ANS - causes contractions in the bladder to relieve urinary tension
Could you apply medication during the clean, dry dressing procedure? When? - ANS -
You can, and they would be applied before you put the gauze on
Dehydration - ANS - An abnormally low amount of water in the body.
Dependence - ANS - Acquired need for a drug that may produce substances by the
body
Dermis - ANS - Inner layer of skin
diastole - ANS - relaxation phase of the heartbeat
Distribution - ANS - Location of medications in various organs or tissues after
administration
Diuretics - ANS - medications administered to increase urine secretion in order to rid
the body of excess water and salt
Do not _____ sustained release, enteric coated, buccal, or sublingual medications -
ANS - crush or chew
Do not give a drug if a resident is blank to it - ANS - allergic
Do not give a drug if you are not positive of the residents blank - ANS - identification
Do not touch medications with your blank hands - ANS - bare
edema - ANS - expansion of fluids between cells
Excretion - ANS - The process of eliminating or getting rid of substances by the body
Exhale - ANS - To breathe out
Filtration - ANS - movement from a high concentration area to a low concentration
area with force pushing it
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