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Pharmacology - correct answers ✅Is the study of medications and their effect on the body Medications - correct answers ✅Are substances or mixture used to diagnose, treat or prevent disease or illness Sources of Medication - correct answers ✅plants, animals, minerals, chemicals Semi-Synthetic Drugs - correct answers ✅Man-made, plants, animals, or minerals Adverse Effects (ADR) - correct answers ✅An undesired side effect or toxicity Allergic Effect - correct answers ✅Can be life threatening or simple reactions Allergic Effect - correct answers ✅If a resident has breathing problems or a skin rash a medication was administered, the nurse must be notified immediately
Side Effect - correct answers ✅Outcome that are not intended; the action or effect of a medication other than that desired. Commonly undesirable, such as nausea, headache, insomnia, etc Toxic Effect - correct answers ✅Occurs when too much of a medication is absorbed by the body Toxic Effect - correct answers ✅Can be life threatening Cumulative Effect - correct answers ✅Build up of a substance that could lead to toxicity Ointments - correct answers ✅Must be soft enough to spread at room temperature and melt at the body temperature Ointment - correct answers ✅When used for the eye must be marked "ophthalmic" (Examples- zinc, oxide ointment, and Vaseline)
Dilantin - correct answers ✅treat complex partial seizures Iron - correct answers ✅treat iron deficiency anemia Lithium - correct answers ✅treats bipolar disorder Luminal - correct answers ✅treats grand mal seizures/sedative/hypnotic Ritalin - correct answers ✅treats ADHD Simutab - correct answers ✅treats pain, cough, allergies True - correct answers ✅medication room must remain locked True - correct answers ✅keys must remain with the staff member ( licensed nurse or QMA)
True - correct answers ✅medication cart or individual storage bin- must be locked when not attended or within visual range Schedule II Controlled Substances - correct answers ✅must be stored in the locked medication room or the locked medication cart and routinely counted every shift MAR - correct answers ✅medication administration record sublingual administration - correct answers ✅medication are given by placement under the tongue buccal - correct answers ✅medication is placed between teeth and mucous membrane of the cheek irrigation - correct answers ✅area is flushed with medication transdermal patch - correct answers ✅medication patch applied to the skin
CCMS (test results) - correct answers ✅30-60 seconds or as indicated by the manufacturer's instructions Cold, dry compresses - correct answers ✅will relieve inflammation and swelling, control bledding and relieve pain. Cold therapy treatments - correct answers ✅are administered for approximately 15-20 minutes, usally 2 to 3 times per day per order of the physician Cold ther - correct answers ✅reduction of acute swelling, relief of pain, promotion of soft tissue healing sitz bath - correct answers ✅A bath in which only the buttocks and hips are immersed In water. sitz bath - correct answers ✅Hip bath. Used to soak a clients perineal or rectal area.
sitz bath - correct answers ✅usually 15-30 minutes sitz bath - correct answers ✅is used for residents who have had rectal or perineal surgery, tp relieve pain of hemorrhoids or to relieve other perineal irritation Septra DS - correct answers ✅used to treat urinary tract and digestive tract infection Ambien - correct answers ✅used to reduce physical and mental activity, control convulsion and produce sleep Vitamin B6 - correct answers ✅Pyridoxine Senokot - correct answers ✅used for constipation 50cc - correct answers ✅when flushing the G-tube after checking for placement, you should flush with _____cc of H
