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Exam 4

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Special Considerations for Administrating Medications to Specific Age-Groups   show
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Infants and Children   show
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Polypharmacy   show
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show Educate the patient on the dangers of self-prescribing of medications and tell the patient to take medications only if perscribed by his or her health care provider.  
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show Routes are convenient and comfortable for patient, economical, sometimes produce local or systemic effects, and rarely cause anxiety for patient. Avoid when pt. has alterations in GI fx.  
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Parenteral (Sub-Q, IM, IV, ID, Epidural) Routes   show
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show Skin applications primarily provide local effect, painless, limited side effects. Extensive applications are bulky and often impair physical mobility. Do not apply if skin abrasions are present.  
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show Provide prolonged systemic effects, limited side effects. Leaves oily or pasty substance on skin and soils clothing.  
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show Local application to involved sites provides therapeutic effects, aqueous solutions are readily absorbed and capable or causing systemic effects. Some embarassment with rectal or vaginal meds.  
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show Provides rapid relief for local resp problems, provides easy access for introduction of general anesthetic gases. Some local agents cause serious sytemic effects.  
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Intraocular Disk   show
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show Access patient's perceptual or coordination problems, patient's current condition, patient's attitude about medication use, patient's knowledge and understanding of medication therapy, and patient's learning needs.  
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List 6 rights of drug administration   show
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show Depends on the fx of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. The kidneys remove wastes from the blood and urine. The ureters transport urine from the kidneys to the bladder. The blader holds urine until the urge to urinate develops and urine leaves t  
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Normal range of urine production   show
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Urine Composition   show
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Factors Influencing Urinary Elimination   show
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show History, patterns, symptoms, factors affecting, skin and mucous membranes, kidney flank, bladder, urethral meatus, I&O and Urine Cx.  
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show color (normal pale straw to amber) hematuria not normal. clarity, cloudy not normal. odor.  
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show Adequate hydration, ensure pt. comfort and privacy, allow time, integrate pt. habit, access to toilet, appropriate position.  
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show Clean-voided or midstream specimen, sterile specimen (from new drainage bag or indwelling catheter), 24h urine specimen.  
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Diuretics   show
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show peristalsis and in small intestine there is both digestion and absorption.  
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show Age, Diet, Position during defecation, pregnancy, diagnostic tests, fluid intake, activity, psychological factors, personal habits, pain, medications, surgery and anesthesia.  
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Constipation   show
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Impaction   show
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