Med Aide State Test Flashcards
(56 cards)
1
Q
Axilla
A
Armpit
2
Q
Vital signs
A
Pulse, respiration, BP, temp
3
Q
Temperature
A
Heat in the body
4
Q
Respiratory rate
A
of breaths per minute
5
Q
Pulse
A
of beats per minute
6
Q
PO
A
By mouth
7
Q
NPO
A
Nothing by mouth
8
Q
AC
A
Before meal
9
Q
QD
A
Every day
10
Q
TID
A
3X day
11
Q
PRN
A
As needed
12
Q
AD Lib
A
As desired
13
Q
QID
A
4X day
14
Q
Stat
A
Immediately
15
Q
BID
A
2X day
16
Q
What should you know about a medication?
A
Why its given
Reason for medication
17
Q
What does every med error require
A
Incident report
GER
18
Q
Lanoxin
A
Cardiac medication, that slows down the heart rate
19
Q
Systolic
A
Top number in BP.
Normal range is 100-140
20
Q
Anticoagulants
A
To prevent blood clots
21
Q
Anticonvulsants
A
To prevent seizures
22
Q
When do you document in the MAR
A
Right after administering medications
23
Q
What system is affected by a change in hearing
A
Sensory system
24
Q
Spansule
A
Various times a medication would dissolve
25
Enteric coating
Do not break in half
Dissolves in the small intestines
26
Ophthalmic
Eye
27
GER
General event report
28
Anaphylactic
Severe allergic reaction
Sudden and possibly fatal
29
Antipsychotic
Treats mental symptoms
30
Buccal
Inside of the cheek by the gums
31
1 CC is equal to?
1 mL
32
1 tsp is equal to?
5mL
33
1 OZ is equal too
30 mL
34
1 liter is equal to
1 quart
35
Parenteral route
Injection
L1MA do not administer meds through this route
36
PR
Per rectum
37
O
Eye
38
A
Ear
39
D
Right
40
S
Left
41
U
Both
42
SL
Sublingual
Under the tongue
43
Buc
Buccal
Inside of the cheek
44
Q or q
Every
45
PC
After meals
46
QOD
Every other day
47
HS
Hour of sleep
Bedtime
48
HR
Hour
49
1 cup is equal too
8 oz
50
1 quart is equal to
4 cups
51
CC
Cubic centimeters
52
G or GM
Grams
53
Gtts
Drops
54
mL
Milliliter
55
C with a line above
With
56
S with a line above
Without
