The study if the effect of drugs on living organisms?

The written for the preparation and administration of a drug?

The written for the preparation and administration of a drug?

A purpose of medication is to identify any disease?

The purpose of medication to prevent the occurrence of disease?

The purpose if medication is to cure the disease?

Use as prophylaxis to prevent diseases like vaccines?

Alleviate the sypmtoms for patients with chronic disease like anti-asthmatic drugs?

Any typical organic name, this precisely describes the constituents of the drug?

Is given by the manufacturer who first develops the drug, it is given before the drug becomes official, often derived from the chemical name?

Storage medication: used for drugs for external use only and marked POISON ?

Contains drigs for internal use inly like tablets, mixtures and suspension?

Contains dangerous drugs, drugs of addiction like Morphine Sulfate?

This cupboard contains drugs for emergency situations? Example is Hydralazine for severe hypertension

This right can be done by asking the client to mention his/her full name which should be compared with that on the identification bracelet or the patients folder and medication/treatment chart for confirmation?

before administering any medicine, compare name on medication chart/ medication order with that on the medication at least 3 times checking medication label?

One of the right for administration of medication where the interval of administration of drugs should also be adhered to because it is important for many drugs that the blood concentration is not allowed to fall below a given level and for others two successive doses closer than prescribed might increase blood concentration to a dangerous level that can harm the patient.

The patient has a right to refuse medication, however the nurse is not obliged to explain to patients why the drug is prescribed and the consequences refusing medication

Some medications require specific assessment AFTER their administration like checking of vital signs.

Documentation should be done BEFORE medication and not AFTER.

The drug order, written by the physician should has 7 essential parts but choices are only 5 for administration of drugs safely. Reorder the following in correct order:

1. 1. Patients full name

2. 2. Drug name

3. 3. Date and time

4. 4. Time and frequency of administration

5. 5. Name and signature of physician

The patient has the right to refuse any medication. However, the nurse is obliged to explain to patients why the drug is prescribed and the consequences refusing medication.

An order indicates that the medication is to be given immediately and only once.

An order or one-time order indicates that the medication is to be given once at a specified time.

An order is written in advance carried out under specific circumstances.

An order or as-needed order, permits the nurse to give a medication when the client requires it.

Abbreviation that means : ·before meals?

Abbreviation that means: ·twice per day

meaning is by mouth?

Meaning after meals, after eating?

how about drops?

four times per day

every 8 hours?

meaning is take?

as desired, as directed?

It is the powdered medication compressed into hard disk or cylinder.

•A clear or translucent semisolid that liquefies when applied to the skin?

Medication covered in gelatin shell?

Semisolid preparation containing a drug to be applied externally?

A flat, round, or oval preparation that dissolves and releases a drug when held in the mouth?

Finely divided, undissolved particles in a liquid medium; should be shaken before use.

A drug dissolved in another substance?

Medication combined in a water and sugar solution?

An easily melted medication preparation in a firm base such as gelatin that is inserted into the body (rectum, vagina, urethra)

Unit dose of medication applied directly to skin for diffusion through skin and absorption into the bloodstream.

Medications are given by mouth?

Medications applied to the skin and mucous membranes (eye, ears, nose, mouth, vagina, urethra, rectum).

Administration of medications into subarachnoid space or one of the ventricles of the brain?

Drugs effect is to reduce fever?

Are predictable and often unavoidable secondary effects produced at a usual therapeutic dose?

A patient overreacts or underreacts to a medication or has a reaction different from normal.

For example, a child who receives Benadryl becomes extremely agitated or excited instead of drowsy.

Unpredictable immunological responses to a medication.

Example: Paracetamol produces rash or swelling as allergic reaction.

Develop after prolonged intake of a medication or when a medication accumulates in the blood because of impaired metabolism or excretion.

Example: liver damage or kidney damage

Measures include drops, teaspoons, tablespoons or cups for measuring medications. Their disadvantage is their inaccuracy.

Is a given mass of solid substance dissolved in a known volume of fluid or a given volume of liquid dissolved in a known volume of another fluid.