Medication

Question 1

Uses of medication

Answer 1

Diagnose
Cure
Treat/prevent diseases

Question 2

Is the study of the effect of drugs on living organism

Answer 2

Pharmacology

Question 3

a written order from a doctor or other healthcare professional authorizing a patient to receive a specific medication or medical device

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PRESCRIPTION

Question 4

Who administer the medication

Answer 4

Nurse

Question 5

is a healthcare professional who specializes in the preparation, dispensing, and management of medications

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Pharmacist

Question 6

Purpose of medication

Answer 6

Diagnostic
Prophylaxis
Therapeutic

Question 7

To identify any disease

Answer 7

Diagnostic

Question 8

To cure the disease

Answer 8

Therapeutic purpose

Question 9

What are the 3 checks

Answer 9

1. Check when obtaining the container of medicine.
2. Check when removing the medicine from the container:
3. Check when replacing the container.

Question 10

3 categories of medication

Answer 10

Over the counter medicine
Prescription medicine
Complementary medicine

Question 11

medicines that are drugs you can buy without a prescription. Some OTC medicines relieve aches, pains, and itches.

Answer 11

Over-the-counter

Question 12

A ____ drug is a pharmaceutical drug that legally requires a medical prescription to be dispensed.

Answer 12

prescription

Question 13

3 kinds of prescription drugs that are commonly misused

Answer 13

Opioids
Depressants
Stimulants

Question 14

Used to relieve pain

Answer 14

Opioids

Question 15

Used to relieve anxiety or help a person sleep

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Depressants

Question 16

Used for treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

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Stimulants

Question 17

Alternative health approaches such as traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, and naturopathy.

Mind and body practices like acupuncture, massage therapy, and tai chi.

Natural products like herbs, dietary supplements, and probiotics.

Answer 17

Complementary medicines

Question 18

Types of medication

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Oral
Parenteral
Topical
Instillation
Inhalation

Question 19

Oral medication

Answer 19

Tablet
Capsule
Liquid
Lozenges

Question 20

are the most common type of pill. They’re an inexpensive, safe, and effective way to deliver oral medication. These units of medication are made by compressing one or more powdered ingredients to form a hard, solid, smooth-coated pill that breaks down in the digestive tract.

Answer 20

Tablet

Question 21

include medication that’s enclosed in an outer shell. This outer shell is broken down in the digestive tract and the medication is absorbed into the bloodstream and then distributed and metabolized in much the same way as medication from a tablet.

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Capsules

Question 22

include products such as elixirs, solutions, suspensions, and syrups. These prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) products are mostly used for children, but may also be taken by adults who have difficulty swallowing tablets or capsules.

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Liquid

Question 23

A ___ is a liquid medication prepared when the drug doesn’t dissolve but is crushed into fine particles

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suspension

Question 24

A cough drop (also known as a throat lozenge) is a small, typically medicated tablet intended to be dissolved slowly in the mouth to temporarily stop coughs, lubricate, and soothe irritated tissues of the throat (usually due to a sore throat or strep throat)

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Lozenge

Question 25

This is the most frequently used route of drug administration and is the most convenient and economic. substance is taken through the mouth. Per os abbreviated to P.O. is sometimes used as a direction for medication to be taken orally.

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Oral route

Question 26

Are placed under the tongue. They dissolve there, and their active ingredients are quickly absorbed into the bloodstream. It comes from the Latin for "under the tongue", refers to the pharmacological route of administration by which substances diffuse into the blood through tissues under the tongue. Bypasses the first-pass metabolism and hence facilitates rapid absorption of the drug into the systemic circulation. Drug directly reaches the systemic circulation using blood vessels.

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Sublingual route

Question 27

literally "under the lip", from Latin, refers to the pharmacological route of administration by which the active substance is placed between the lip and the gingiva.

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Sublabial route

Question 28

Placing the drug between the cheek and the gum Involves placing a drug between your gums and cheek, where it also dissolves and is absorbed into your blood.

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Buccal route

Question 29

What are 10 rights

Answer 29

• Right Patient • Right Medication • Right Time • Right Dose • Right Route • Right to Information on drug / Client education • Right to refuse medication • Right Assessment • Right Documentation • Right Evaluation

Question 30

A ___ is a prescription that is followed until another order cancels it. Orders not written as STAT, ASAP, NOW or PRN These are usually carried out within 2 hours of the time the order is written by the physician

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Routine orders

Question 31

Stands for 'pro re nata,' which means "as the thing is needed". A PRN order permits the nurse to give a medication when the client requires it.

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PRN prescription

Question 32

is written in advance carried out under specific circumstances. Ex: set of post operative PRN prescriptions that are written for all patients who have undergone a specific surgical procedure. Are no longer permitted in some facilities because of the legal implications of putting all patients into a single treatment category

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Standing orders

Question 33

Medication administered at once at specified time. Stat order. Single dose of medication administered immediately. Example: Duphalac 30ml at bedtime tonight only For a drug that is to be given only once, and at a specified time, such as a pre-operative order

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One-time Order/single order

Question 34

referred to as "now" orders for medication, are given to a nurse based upon a physician's assessment of an individual's medical or psychiatric condition. It require a physician's order for every unscheduled use of medication. Refers to any medication that is needed immediately and is to be given only once Often associated with emergency medications that are needed for life threatening situations Comes from the Latin word "statin" meaning immediately Should be administered within 5 minutes or less of receiving the written order.

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STAT orders

Question 35

• Not as urgent as STAT • As soon as possible • Should be available for administration to the patient with 30 minutes of the written order

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ASAP order

Question 36

Orders are generally defined as those in which the medication dose is either progressively increased or decreased in response to the patient's status. Organizations are required to define, by policy, if these orders are deemed acceptable for use.

Answer 36

Titration