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  • legally responsible for prescribing medications
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physician

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a substance administered for diagnosis, cure, treatment, relief or prevention of disease. It is also called drug.

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Medication

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task of a nurse; a nursing dependent action; an important nursing function that involves skillful technique and consideration of the patient’s development and safety.

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Medication Administration

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is the study of the effect of drugs on living organisms.

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Pharmacology

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is the art of preparing, compounding and dispensing drugs; refers to the place where drugs are prepared and dispensed.

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Pharmacy

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a licensed person to prepare and dispense drugs and to make up prescriptions.

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Pharmacist

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person licensed to administer, educate about, and evaluate the effectiveness of prescribed medications.

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Nurse

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the written direction for the preparation and administration of a drug.

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Prescription

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is a book containing a list of products used in medicine, with descriptions of the product chemical tests for determining identity and purity and formulas for certain mixtures.

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Pharmacopoeia

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the process by which drugs alter the cell physiology and cause the effects on the body

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Pharmacodynamics

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the study of the action in the body and their movement though the body systems during absorption, distribution, biotransformation and elimination, including the time required for therapeutic or pharmacological response to them.

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Pharmacokinetics

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study of drugs before giving medications

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Drug study/Summary

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given before a drug becomes official. Reflects the chemical family to which the drug belongs (e.g. Acetaminophen for Tylenol, Paracetamol for Biogesic , Ibuprofen for Advil)

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Generic Name

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the name under which a manufacturer market the medication (e.g.Tylenol. Biogesic, Advil)

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Trade Name/Brand Name

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What to do; how to implement or execute orders or interventions

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Cognitive Skills

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handling situations; palpation techniques, use of equivalents; technicalities

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Technical Skills

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What they are, how to improve them and how to apply them

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Interpersonal Skills

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medical ethics involves examining a specific problem, usually a clinical case, and using values, facts, and logic to decide what the best course of action should be.

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Ethical and Legal Skills

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is a medication in a gelatin container

  • normally used for dry, powder ingredients
  • use for oils and for active ingredients that are dissolved or suspended in oils
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Capsule

  • Hard-shelled capsules
  • Soft-shelled capsules
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A smooth, coated, oval-shaped medicinal tablet, in the shape of capsules

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Caplet

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Compress powder

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Tablet

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Dissolve in small intestine

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Enteric-coated

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it is a solid preparation consisting of sugar and gum, the latter giving strength and cohesiveness to the lozenge and facilitating slow release of the medicament.
- it is used to medicate the mouth and throat for the slow administration of indigestion for cough and remedies.

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Lozenge

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They are solid medicated preparations designed to dissolve slowly in the mouth. The are softer than lozenge and their basis are either glycerol and gelatin, or acacia or sugar

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Pastilles

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A tablet form intended to be placed in the empty socket following in the tooth extraction, for preventing the local multiplication of the pathogenic bacteria associated with the tooth extraction.
Dental Cones
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Granules with different coating, or some tablets that dissolve slowly.
Time release
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Mixed with water, alcohol or a sweetener.
Elixir
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Medication dissolve in a sugar solution.
Syrup
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are uncoated tablets that generally contains acid substance (citric and tartaric acids) and carbonates and bicarbonates which reacts rapidly in the presence of water by releasing carbon dioxide.
Effervescent Tablets
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drug particles in a liquid medium; when left alone will settle in the bottom
Suspension
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Sterile preparation that contains water and one or more dissolved compounds (IM, SQ, or IV)
Solution
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semisolid, but thicker than ointment – slower absorption
Paste
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semi-permeable membrane disk or patch with drug applied to skin
Transdermal disk, or patch
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liquid suspension for skin
Lotion
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Semisolid
Ointment
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solid drug mixed with gelatin inserted into body cavity to melt (rectum or vagina)
Suppository
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The drug is swallowed. It is the most common , and most convenient route for most clients because the skin is not broken as it is for an injection . It’s a safe method.
Oral
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Administered into the respiratory tract by a nebulizer or positive pressure breathing apparatus.
Inhalation
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Key requirements are the full knowledge of the instruments required, on-going training in new procedures, the ability to make close call decisions to save a patient’s life and the overall management of the OR.
SURGEON
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Similar to surgeons, anaesthesiologists complete 4 years of medical school and 4 years of anaesthesia residency. There are certain areas of anaesthesia that require special certification and training, such as cardiac anaesthesia.
Anaesthesiologis
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* ensure that all instruments are sterilized and layered out for the operation. They provide care for the patient before and during the surgery, attach equipment and monitors and pass instruments to the surgeon.
Scrub nurses
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* take care of all the documents required before the surgery and handle the procurement of instruments and surgical supplies.
Circulating nurses
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The surgeon needs to concentrate on the patient, not on finding instruments. This is where the surgical techs chime in: they’re trained in hundreds of types of surgery and are able to anticipate next steps in the procedure, in order to provide the surgeon with the required instruments and equipment. 
Surgical technologist
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is the removal of as many microorganism as possible from the hands and arms by mechanical washing and chemical disinfection before taking part in a surgical procedure.
surgical Handwashing
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– used for cleaning the skin of patients and caregivers that has a fast-acting broad-spectrum action to reduce the count of microorganism before a surgical procedure, capable of destroying or preventing the growth of microorganism.
Antimicrobial agent
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 refers to the absence of infectious material or infection.
Asepsis
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- is the reduction of the number of disease-causing agents and their spread. 
Medical asepsis
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– Is the complete elimination of the disease-causing agents and their spores from the surface of an object.
Surgical asepsis
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 is a set of specific practices and procedures performed to make equipment and areas free from all microorganisms and to maintain that sterility
Sterile technique
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– is the removal of as many bacteria as possible by means of mechanical washing and chemical disinfection before taking part in a surgical procedure
Surgical scrub
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– scrubbing usually takes in about 10-15 minutes
Complete scrub
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– scrubbing that usually takes in 3-5 minutes
Short scrub
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– introduction of pathogens into a normally sterile field
Contamination
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– the rubbing of one body against another; often a strong circular manipulation
Friction
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– under the fingernails
Subungual
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– without micoorganism
Sterile
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- the process of removing all microorganisms including the bacterial spores
Sterilization
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is done by the person who will wear the gown,
Unassisted gowning
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is done by a gowned personnel serving the person who will wear the gown
assisted gowning
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are packaged so that the scrub may don his gloves without contaminating the glove’s outer surfaces. A pair of gloves is packaged in an individual sterile wrapper. – a fitted rubber material used to cover the hands before engaging in surgery
Gloves
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is done after the personnel has donned a gown. This is also the last phase to complete the sterile attire in order for the personnel to handle sterile equipment.
Gloving
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is done after the personnel has donned a gown. This is also the last phase to complete the sterile attire in order for the personnel to handle sterile equipment.
Gloving
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– method of putting on a glove without a surgical gown
Open gloving
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- a procedure of putting gloves wherein the scrub person’s hands remains inside the sleeves and should not touch the cuffs
Closed gloving
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– gluteus medius muscle which lies over the gluteus minimus
Ventrogluteal
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– composed of thick gluteal muscle of the buttocks
Dorsogluteal
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– belongs to the quadriceps muscle group situated on the anterior aspect of the thigh
Rectus femoris
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– is found on the lateral aspect of the upper arm
Deltoid
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– usually thick and well developed in both adults and children
Vastus lateralis
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requires parenteral fluids (solutions) and special equipment: administration set, IV pole, filter, regulators to control flow rate and an established venous route.
intravenous therapy
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- administered by means other than through the alimentary tract (as by intramuscular or intravenous injection)
. Parenteral
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- are intravenous solutions that are sterile and usually packed in plastic bags or in glass containers.
Parenteral fluids
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-a metal pole wherein intravenous solutions are placed or hanged.
IV pole
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comes in two types: - first is Macro drip which releases 10-20 drops/ml - Second Micro drip, which releases 60 micro drops/ml.
Drip chamber
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- is a roller clamp which compresses the plastic tubing to control the flow rate.
Regulator
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- a specific site in the IV administration set wherein parenteral medications are introduced.
Injection port
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- are specialized needles that initiates access to the venous system.
IV
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 lowers osmotic pressure and makes fluid move into cells  used to treat cellular dehydration and established renal function are used when the cell is dehydrated and fluids need to be put back intracellularly. This happens when patients develop diabetic ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar hyperglycemia.
Hypotonic Solution
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 increases only extracellular fluid volume The cell has the same concentration on the inside and outside which in normal conditions the cell’s intracellular and extracellular are both isotonic. are used to increase the EXTRACELLULAR fluid due to blood loss, Surgery, Dehydration, Fluid loss that has been loss extracellularly.
Isotonic Solution
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- increases osmotic pressure and draws fluid from the cells Hyper: Excessive Tonic: concentration of a solution The cell has an excessive amount of solute extracellularly and osmosis is causing water to rush out of the cell intracellularly to the extracellularly area which will cause the cell to shrink.
Hypertonic Fluid
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(Bolus) is the intravenous administration of an undiluted drug directly into the systemic circulation. It is used when a medication cannot be diluted or in an emergency
Intravenous Push
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Needleless systems are preferred because significantly reduce the risk of needlestick injuries among healthcare workers. Intermittent injection ports may be flushed with sterile saline prior to and after medication.
Heplock/ISA
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– a special control chamber that is used to regulate the fluid amount administered in a specific time.
Volume control chamber
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- inflammation of the vein
Phlebitis
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– the catheter is dislocated to the surrounding tissues rather that directly to the vein
Infiltration
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at which the amount of IV solution/fluid flows and infuses into the vein of the patient and it is expressed in volume over time.
RATE OR SPEED
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The number of drops it takes to make up one ml of fluid. Macro drip (gtt) = 15 gtts/ml Micro drip (ugtt) = 60 ugtts/ml
Drop Factor
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 are tiny cells in the blood that help you stop the bleeding.
Platelets
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 is prepared from plasma protein. it is used to treat shock and hypoproteinemia
Albumin
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 refers to blood that has all of them. In some cases, you may need to have a transfusion that uses whole blood, but it’s more likely that you will need a specific component.
Whole Blood
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 A concentrated preparation that is obtained from whole blood by removing the plasma (as by centrifugation) and is used in transfusion.
Packed Red Blood Cells
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is a laboratory examination to determine a person’s blood type.
Typing
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is the process of determining compatibility between blood types
Crossmatching

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