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FUNDA FINAL QUIZ Flashcards

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a basic nursing function that involves skillful technique & consideration of the patient’s development & safety.

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Medication administration

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a substance administered for diagnosis, cure, trea

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Medication

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3
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a written direction for the preparation & administration of a drug

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Prescription

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4
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the name given to a drug before it becomes official.

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Generic/Prescription Name

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5
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The name under which a drug is listed

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Official Name

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The name which describes the constituents of drugs precisely

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Chemical name

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The name given to a drug by the manufacturer.

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Brand/Trade Name

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the study of the effects of drugs on living organism

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Pharmacology

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9
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the study of dosage or amount of drugs given in the treatment of diseases.

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Posology

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10
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the primary effects intended, that is the reason the drug is prescribed.

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Therapeutic effect

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11
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a drug that Relieves the symptoms of a disease but not affect the disease itself.

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Palliative

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Treats /cure the disease condition

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Curative

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13
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a drug that Support/sustains body functions until other treatment of the body’s response can take over.

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Supportive

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14
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Destroys malignant cells.

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Chemotherapeutic

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15
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Replaces body fluids or substances

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Substitutive

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16
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Returns the body to health Multivitamins for elderly clients

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Restorative

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17
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the effect of the drug that is unintended

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Side effect

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18
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the immunologic reaction to the drug.

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Drug allergy

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19
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a severe allergic reaction which usually occurs immediately following administration of the drug.

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Anaphylactic Reaction

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20
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a decreased physiologic response to the repeated administration of a drug or chemically related substance.

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Drug Tolerance

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21
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increasing response to the repeated doses of a drug

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Cumulative effect

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22
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unexpected peculiar response to the drug; either overesponsive, underresponsive,

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Idiosyncratic effect

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23
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inappropriate intake of a substance

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Drug abuse

24
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a person’s reliance to take a drug or substance.

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Drug Dependence

25
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due to biochemical changes in body tissues especially the nervous system, These tissue come to require the substance for normal functioning

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Addiction

26
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the emotional reliance on a drug to maintain a sense of well being

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Habituation

27
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effect of one drug are modified by the prior or concurrent administration of another drug

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Drug Interaction

28
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conjoint effect of two drugs is less than the drugs acting separately.

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Drug Antagonism

29
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the combined effect of two drugs produces a result that equals the sum

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Summation

30
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the combined effect of drugs is greater than the sum of each individual agent acting independently.

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Synergism

31
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the concurrent administration of two drugs in which one drug increases the effect of the other drug.

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Potentiation

32
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Most convenient
b. Usually less expensive
c. Safe, does not break skin barrier route of drugs

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Oral

33
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water–based liquid medication. Shake the bottle before use of

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Suspension

34
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alcohol - based liquid medication

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Elixir

35
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oil - based liquid medication.

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Emulsion

36
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coated or sustained - release tablets.

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Never crush enteric

37
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coated tablets allow the irritating medication to come in contact with the oral or gastric mucosa

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Crushing enteric

38
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release medication allows all the medication to be absorbed at the same tim

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Crushing sustained

39
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a drug that is placed under the tongue, where it dissolves.

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Sublingual

40
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a medication is held in the mouth against the mucous membranes of the cheek until the drug dissolves

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Buccal

41
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pplication of medications to a circumscribed area of the body.

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Topical

42
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includes lotions, liniments and ointments.

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Dermatologic

43
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includes instillations and irrigations.

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Ophthalmic

44
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to provide an eye medication that the client requires.

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Instillation

45
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to clear the eye of noxious or other foreign material.

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Irrigation

46
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position for ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses.

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Proetz

47
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use of nebulizers, metered - dose inhalers

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Inhalation

48
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To enhance full chest expansion allowing deeper inhalation of the medica-tion.

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Semi or high fowler’s position or standing position

49
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the washing of the vagina by liquid at low pressure. It is called douche.

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Vaginal Irrigation

50
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The administration of medication by needle.

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Parenteral

51
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under the epidermis

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Intradermal

52
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into the vein

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Intravenous

53
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into the artery

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Intraarterial

54
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nto the bone.

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Intraosseous

55
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General Principles in Parenteral Administration of Medications

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  1. Check the doctor’s order.
  2. Identify the client properly. This ensures that the medication is administered to the right client.
  3. Practice ASEPSIS, to prevent infection.
  4. Use appropriate needle sizem, to minimize tissue injury.
  5. Plot the site of injection properly, to prevent hitting nerves, blood vessels, bones.
  6. Use separate needles for aspiration and injection of medications, to prevent irritation of tissues.

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