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Module C Content
Pharmacology Module C Content
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rights of medication administration | right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route, right documentation |
| brand/trade name | in all caps |
| generic name | in all lower case |
| controlled substance | schedule 2 drug |
| sublingual | under tongue |
| buccal | between cheek and gum |
| liquids | elixirs, emulsions, and suspensions; in plastic dosing cups that measure in mL |
| elixirs | sweetened, hydro-alcoholic liquids used in the preparation of oral liquid medications |
| emulsions | mixture of two liquids that are not mutually soluable |
| suspensions | liquids in which particles are mixed but not dissolved |
| transdermals | a patch placed on the skin and is absorbed through the skin to produce a systemic effect; reservoir and matrix |
| topical | applied to the skin by painting or spreading the medication over an area and applying a moist dressing or leaving the area exposed to air |
| instillations | liquid medications usually administered as drops, ointments, or sprays |
| inhalations | metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) are handheld devices used to deliver a number of commonly prescribed asthma and bronchitis drugs to lower respiratory tract via inhalation |
| suppositiories | solid medical preparation that is cone- or spindle- shaped for insertion into the rectum, globular or egg shaped for use in the vagina, or pencil shaped for insertion into the urethra |
| intradermal injection site | skin testing; forearm, subclavical, scapula |
| subcutaneous injection site | posterior arm, upper thigh, love handles |
| intramuscular injection site | ventrogluteal, dorsogluteal, deltoid, vastus lateralis |
| deltoid injection site | acromion process (place 4 fingers on deltoid muscle, pointer finger along acromion process, three fingerwidth below acromion process) |
| vastus lateralis injection site | can inject up to 3mL; greater trochanter of femur, patella (outer middle third muscle) |
| ventrogluteal | greater trochanter of femur, tubercle of iliac crest, anterior superior iliac spine |
| ventrogluteal injection site | heel of hand over greater trochanter on side of hip, thumb toward groin, pointer finger toward anterior superior iliac spine, middle finger back along iliac crest toward buttock. makes a V shaped triangle, inject in the center |
| dorsogluteal injection site | can inject up to 3mL; greater trochanter of femur, tuberlce of iliac crest posterior superior iliac spine; does not use anymore bc of sciatic nerve placement |
| diluent | the liquid used to reconstitue a dry powder |
| insulin administration | use ONLY an insulin syringe; may have 2 types of insulin so first draw regular (clear) then NPH (cloudy) |
| mixing insulin | roll NPH in hands, inject air in NPH, inject air in regular, withdraw dose of regular, have another nurse verify correct dose of r, withdraw dose of NPH, have anther nurse verify |
| eyedrops | gently pull down on the skin below the eye to expose conjunctival sac; apply drops to the middle third of sac, and apply gentle pressure over the lacrimal duct after administration |
| eye ointment | squeeze a 1/4 in. wide strip of ointment into the conjuctival sac |
| ear drops | children: pull auricle down and back; adults: auricle up and out |
| reservoir patch | can't cut |
| matrix patch | can cut; contains fentanyl |
| intradermal needle | 10-15* angle; can inject 0.01-0.1mL; 25-27 gauge, 1/4-1/2 in. long; 1mL syringe; bevil up |
| subcutaneous needle | 45*, 65*, 90* angle; can inject 0.5-1mL; 25-27 gauge, 1/2-5/8 in. long; 1-3mL syringe |
| intramuscular needle | 90* angle; can inject 1-1.5mL; 18-25 gauge, 5/8-1 1/2 in. long; 1-3mL syringe |
| deltoid needle | 90* angle; can inject 0.5-1mL; 23-25 gauge, 5/8-1 1/2 in. long |
| ventrogluteal needle | slightly angle towards iliac crest; can inject up to 3mL; can inject 1-1.5mL; 18-25 gauge, 1 1/2 in. long |
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