Nursing 206 BSN 206 Nightingale College Question and answers already passed Classification of medication - correct answer indicates effect on body system
Pharmacokinetics - correct answer The study of how a medication enters the body, moves through the body, and ultimately leave the body
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Nursing 206- Learning Module 5
(Medication Administration)
Classification of medication - correct answer ✔indicates effect on body
system
Pharmacokinetics - correct answer ✔The study of how a medication enters
the body, moves through the body, and ultimately leave the body
Oral administration (PO) - correct answer ✔easiest and most commonly
used. ingestion of a drug by mouth and into the gastrointestinal tract, have a
slower onset action than parenteral medications
Sublingual - correct answer ✔readily absorbed under the tongue.
Buccal - correct answer ✔placed in the mouth against the mucous
membranes of the cheek.
Intramuscular Injection (IM) - correct answer ✔injection into a muscle
(Ventrogluteal, Vastus lateralis, Deltoid)
Subcutaneous Injection - correct answer ✔injection into the loose connective
tissue under the skin.
(Outer posterior aspect of the upper arms, abdomen, anterior thighs, scapula
and dorsal gluteal areas.)
Vial - correct answer ✔single dose or multi-purpose container with rubber
seal at the top, protected by a metal cap until it is ready for use.
Six Rights of Medication Administration - correct answer ✔Right drug
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right patient
Right documentation
Intravenous injection - correct answer ✔Injection directly into the vein
Intradermal injection (ID) - correct answer ✔administers the vaccine in the
topmost layer of the skin.
Contraindication - correct answer ✔rare condition in a recipient that
increases the risk for a serious adverse reaction.
Anaphylaxis - correct answer ✔rare allergic reaction, unexpected, and can
be fatal
Subcutaneous injection - correct answer ✔Do not administer more than 1 mL
with a single SubQ injection. Use a 25- to 30-gauge, ⅜- to ⅝-inch needle.
- gently pinch loose fatty tissue, quickly insert the needle at a 45- to 90-degree
angle based on pt size
Syringe - correct answer ✔the barrel, and the plunger, leading/trailing ring
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