Drug Administration

Question 1

What are the four stages of pharmacokinetics?

Answer 1

Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion

Question 2

What are four things that we need to work out for pharmacokinetics?

Answer 2

What dose
How often
What route
How long to give it for?

Question 3

What should the angle of injection be into a subcutaneous site? (Tissue between skin and muscle)

Answer 3

45 degrees

Question 4

What angle should an injection be to an intramuscular site?

Answer 4

90 degrees

Question 5

TRAMP

Answer 5

Time
Route
Amount 
Medication
Patient

Question 6

What are the 5 rights?

Answer 6

Right time 
Right route
Right drug 
Right dose
Right patient

Question 7

Name four high risk bodily fluids a midwife may come into contact with?

Answer 7

Breast milk
Blood
Amniotic fluid
Vaginal secretions

Question 8

What three actions should you take if you sustain a needle stick injury at work?

Answer 8

Encourage it to bleed (don’t cover/ pressurise)
Wash with soap and water
Report incident

Question 9

What is the MHRA?

Answer 9

Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency

Question 10

What does enteric coated mean when referring to a drug?

Answer 10

When an oral drug is coated with a material to minimise dissolution in stomach but allow in the small intestine

Question 11

Purple bottle

Answer 11

FBC

Question 12

Pink bottle

Answer 12

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