B260 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2024/2025
oxygen saturation - Correct Answer 95%-100% respiratory rate - Correct Answer 12-20 breaths per minute heart rate - Correct Answer 60-100 beats per minute temperature - Correct Answer 97-99 degrees F (36-37 degrees celcius) hemoglobin - Correct Answer MALE 14-18 g/dL FEMALE 12-16 g/dL WBC - Correct Answer 5-10,000 HCO3 - Correct Answer 22-28 mEq/L CO2 - Correct Answer 35-45 mmHg pH - Correct Answer 7.35-7.45 potassium - Correct Answer 3-5.5 eEq/L sodium - Correct Answer 136-145 mEq/L oral route - Correct Answer by mouth, not invasive, safe, easy to take, cheapest, longer lasting, enteral IM route - Correct Answer injection of drugs into a muscle, longer lasting than IV, parenteral 1 / 3
SQ route - Correct Answer injected into fat layer, can be used for both short term and long term therapies, insulin is the most important drug routinely administered by this route, parenteral inhalation route - Correct Answer by breathing in a gaseous substance through the mouth, or inhaling an aerosol through the nose IV push - Correct Answer a concentrated dose of medication injected directly into the systemic circulation via an intravenous (IV) line; also called an IV bolus, parenteral IVPB - Correct Answer a drug diluted in moderate volume of fluid for intermittent infusion at specified intervals, parenteral topical route - Correct Answer application of drugs directly to the skin, absorbed by the top layer of skin, enteral transdermal route - Correct Answer through a patch that continuously releases a controlled quantity of a medication through the skin suppository route - Correct Answer a medication given rectally, lower absorption sublingual route - Correct Answer administration of medication by placing it under the tongue and allowing it to dissolve slowly, enteral buccal route - Correct Answer application of a drug within the cheek or the cavity of the mouth, enteral rectal route - Correct Answer is used when other routes are not practical, disadvantages are patient discomfort and the time-consuming and disruptive nature of the activity, enteral otic route - Correct Answer medications placed directly in ear, medication should be room temperature, keep in ear with a cotton ball or by laying down ophthalmic route - Correct Answer administering drops directly into the eye 2 / 3
PRN - Correct Answer as needed one time - Correct Answer given one time for a specific reason stat - Correct Answer immediately standing - Correct Answer given until stopped now - Correct Answer when the medication is needed, but not an emergency tablet - Correct Answer -powdered medicine pressed into hard round pills -has a line stamped through the middle -can be crushed and split in half caplet - Correct Answer -solid pills that are coated to make it easy to swallow them -like tablets except for the shape -can split and crush most of the them into powder enteric coated tablets/caplets - Correct Answer -coated so they won't dissolve in the stomach and upset it -shouldn't crush these because the coating is needed to protect the stomach capsule - Correct Answer -gelatin shells that hold medicine -usually have liquid or small pellets inside -cannot be crushed or broken lozenge - Correct Answer -flat, round, candy-like pills that dissolve in the mouth syrup - Correct Answer -dissolved in concentrated liquid -sweetened and more viscous than elixirs -you measure doses with a syringe, measuring cup, or spoon
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