Pharmocology LP1A
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Created by:
tjudkins Plus on January 23, 2012
Subjects:
nursing pharmacology drug administration
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LP1 continued - reading notes
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 standing single-dose PRN STAT | What are the 4 types of drug orders ??, ??-??, ?? and ?? |
| standing order | Drug order where a patient is receiving a drug on a regular basis |
| single-dose order | Drug order to give a drug only once |
| PRN | Drug order that is given to the patient as needed |
| STAT | Drug order that is given one time as soon as possible |
| buccal route | application of a drug within the cheek or the cavity of the mouth |
| drug error | any preventable event that may cause inappropriate drug use or patient harm while the drug is in the control of the health care professional, patient, or consumer. |
| enteral route | delivery of drugs from the outside of the body to the inside of the body through the GI tract |
| intradermal route | injection of drugs within or between the layers of the skin |
| intramuscular route | injection of drugs into a muscle |
| IM | Intramuscular is abbreviated ?? |
| intravenous route | injection of drugs directly into a vein |
| IV | Intravenous is abbreviated ?? |
| nasogastric tube | a tube inserted through the nostril into the stomach to deliver drugs |
| NG tube | nasogastric is abbreviated ?? and means giving drugs by way of the feeding ?? |
| onset of action | the length of time it takes for a drug to start to work |
| oral route | administration of drugs by way of the mouth |
| parenteral route | movement of a drug from the outside of the body to the inside of the body by injection (all methods using a needle) |
| bone | An intra-osseous injection is injected into ?? |
| percutaneous route | movement of a drug from the outside of the body to the inside of the body through the skin or mucous membranes |
| percutaneous endoscopic gastronomy tube | a surgically implanted tube placed through the abdomen into the stomach |
| PEG | The abbreviation for percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy is ??? |
| per os | giving drugs by way of the mouth |
| PO mouth | per os is abbreviated ?? and means giving drugs by way of the ?? |
| rectal route | movement of a drug...through the rectum |
| subcutaneous route | injection of drugs into the tissues between the skin and muscle |
| sublingual route | administration of drugs by placing them underneath the tongue |
| SL | The abbreviation for sublingual route is ?? |
| suppository | a small medication plug designed to melt at body temperature within a body cavity other than the mouth |
| topical route | application of drugs directly to the skin |
| transdermal route | a type of percutaneous drug delivery in which the drug is applied to the skin, passes through the skin, and enters the bloodstream |
| unit-dose drugs | drugs that are dispensed to fill each patient's drug orders for a 24-hour time period |
| blood urea nitrogen | What does BUN stand for? |
| T | T/F: A patient has the right to refuse any drug. |
| immediately | When should you report a drug error if you make one? |
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