NUR 220 Exam 1
- What are the 6 rights of medication administration?
Answer right drug, right time, right patient, right dose, right route, right documentation
- Feeding Tube Administration
Answer Ciprofloxacin
hold feedings 1 hour before and 1 hour after dose
- Feeding Tube Administration
Answer Phenytoin
hold feedings 1 hour before and 1 hour after dose
- Feeding Tube Administration
Answer Carbamazapine
dilute suspension with equal amount of water before giving through tube
- Feeding Tube Administration
Answer Warfarin
dilute with 10ml water before giving through tube
- Feeding Tube Administration
Answer Levothyroxine 1 / 2
change to a bolus feeding regi- men so that dose is given on an empty stomach
- General Guidelines for Administering Meds through feeding tube
Answer Do not add meds directly to feeding formula, administer meds separately, only immedi- ate- release meds, flush tube with 30ml water before and after, never forced
- Health Literacy
Answer ability of a patient to understand and integrate health-related knowledge
- Drug
Answer any substance that either positively or negatively alters physiological func- tioning
- Medication
Answer a drug specifically administered for its therapeutic effect on physi- ologic function
- Controlled Substances
Answer Schedule I
high potential for abuse, not currently used in the US. Heroin, LSD, methaqualone
- Controlled Substances
Answer Schedule II
High potential for abuse, used in US with severe restrictions. Morphine, cocaine, Methadone, methamphetamine
- Controlled Substances
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