| A | B |
|---|
| topical medications | Included are eyedrops or eardrops, ointments, pastes or lotions to the skin or mucous membranes. |
| unit-dose system | safest medication system because the dose prescribed is the dose dispensed. |
| liquid medication | Read the dose prepared at the meniscus. |
| sublingual medication | Medications placed under the tongue |
| buccal medication | Medications placed in the pocket between the teeth and the cheek. |
| transdermal medication | Medications supplied in a sustained-release patch that is absorbed through the skin. |
| Medications that should not be crushed | sublingual, buccal, enteric-coated, sustained-release, and gel caps. |
| intradermal injection | needle angle should be 5-15 degrees upon administration, this promotes a bleb formation under the skin. |
| subcutaneous injection | needle angle should be 45-90 degrees upon administration. |
| intramuscular injection | needle angle should be 90 degrees upon administration. Aspiration before injecting medication is necessary to avoid injecting directly into a blood vessel. |
| filter needle | Always used to draw up medication from an ampule. |
| vial | The amount of air(that matches the amount of medication to be withdrawn) must first be injected into this for proper filling. |
| Insulin & Heparin | Twon medications that always should be double-checked by another nurse. Also, these medications are not aspirated before administered (tissue irritation). |
| Deltoid muscle | Maximum amount of medication administered is 1 ml. |
| Vastus lateralis | The choice for infants younger than 12 months of age for injections. |
| Z-track | Must be used when deep IM injections are needed; such as for iron products. |
| anaphylactic shock | circulatory failure from an allergic reaction |
| MAR | Document medications administered here. |
| Saline solution | The only fluid used in conjunction with blood products |
| IV Route of absorption | most rapid route of absorption |
| infiltrated | IV solution is deposited in the tissue outside the vein. |
| catheter embolus | A piece of the catheter is obstructing blood flow. |
| IV attempts | If you cannot initiate after two times, ask another nurse to perform this task. |
| thrombophlebitis | blood clot causing inflammation of a vessel. |
| deep breathing & coughing | Performed every 2 hours for 72 hours after general anesthesia to promote lung expansion. |
| postoperative patients | Eating is not allowed until bowel sounds have returned after surgery and general anesthesia due to the risk of of development of paralytic ileus. |
