Pat Care Ch20 Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| Drugs are administered by | Oral, Sublingual, Topical, Parenteral |
| The most common method of drug administration? | Oral Route |
| When recieving drugs orally, the patient must be... | conscious and the head should be elevated to aid in swallowing. |
| Sublingual Drug Administration | the drug is placed under the tongue and allowed to dissolve. Should NOT be swallowed! |
| a common sublingual drug is | nitroglycerin |
| Drugs for topical application have become available in a unit-dose device called a | Transdermal Patch |
| Parenteral | Any injection of a drug with a needle and suringe beneath the surface of the skin. |
| Parenteral Routes | Subcutaneous, Intramuscular, Intravenous, & Drip Infusion |
| Drugs are injected into the body with a | Single use Plastic Syringe |
| 3 parts of a Syringe | 1. the Tip, where the needle attaches.2. The Barrel, where the calibration scales are printed.3. The Bevel, which is slanted part at the tip of the needle. |
| Needles are sized according to | length & gauge |
| The gauge refers to | the thickness of diameter of the needle. |
| the length of the gauge refers to | the measurement in inches of the shaft portion |
| The smaller the diameter of the shaft | The larger the gauge number |
| Drugs intended for parenteral administration are packaged in two different kinds of containers | Ampule &Vial |
| Ampule | Sealed glass container designed to hold a single dose of a drug and intended for use only once. |
| Vial | Small glass bottle with a sealed rubber cap. May contain multiple doses. |
| The most common sites for Subcutaneous Drug Administration | Anterior Thigh, Upper Back, Outer surface of the upper arm, & Lower Abdomen |
| The needle length and angle of insertion depend on | the Thickness of the Tissue |
| Most common sites for Intramuscular Drug Administration | The deltoid muscle in the upper arm. The Vastus Lateralis muscle in the Lateral Thigh. And the Gluteus Maximus in the butt. |
| The Intravenous Drug is placed directly into | a vein |
| Most common sites for Intravenous drug administration | The cepallic vein on the lateral side and basillic vein on the medial side of the forearm & elbow. The cephallic & basillic veins on the posterior surface of the hand. |
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