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5 steps of nursing Correct Answers 1. Assessment
2. Human Needs Statement (NURS DIAG)
3. Planning
4. Implementation
5. Evaluation
9 rights of medication administration Correct Answers Right
drug
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right patient
Right documentation
Right reason
Right response
Right to Refuse
Abbreviation Use Correct Answers Pg 64
Absorbtion Correct Answers The process by which nutrient
molecules pass through the wall of the digestive system into the
blood
From the location of administration
IV (fastest), IM, SQ, PO, PR
Main site is GI
Acetaminophen (Tylenol) Correct Answers Max Dose;
• 4000 mg/day (healthy patient)
,• 3000 mg/day (older adult)
• 2000 mg/day (liver disease or chronic alcohol consumption)
Adverse Effects;
skin disorders, nausea, and vomiting
OD treatment;
Acetylcysteine-preventing the hepatotoxic metabolites of
acetaminophen from forming
Combo Drugs;
Acute Correct Answers Pain that is sudden in onset, usually
subsides when treated, and typically occurs over less than a 6-
week period.
Acute Therapy Correct Answers Involves more intensive drug
treatment and is implemented in the acutely ill (those with rapid
onset of illness) or the critically ill
Addiction (Psychological Dependence) Correct Answers A
chronic, neurobiologic disease whose development is influenced
by genetic, psychosocial, and environmental factors (same as
psychologic dependence).
Adjuvant Analgesics Correct Answers Drugs from other
chemical categories are added to the opioid regimen
Adverse Effects Correct Answers Negative effects, severe
response to medication
Usually with antibiotics
, Affective Correct Answers The most intangible domain of the
learning process. It involves affective behavior, which is
conduct that expresses feelings, needs, beliefs, values, and
opinions; the feeling domain.
Agonist Correct Answers Drug binds to the receptor; there is a
response
Albumin Correct Answers Most common blood protein and
carries the majority of protein-bound drug molecule
Allergic reaction Correct Answers Involves the patient's
immune system
Analgesics /Opioids Correct Answers Indication:
Synthetic drugs that bind to opiate receptors to relieve pain.
Used to manage moderate to severe pain
Adverse Effects:
Cardiovascular-Hypotension, flushing, bradycardia
Central nervous-Sedation, disorientation, euphoria,
lightheadedness, dysphoria
Gastrointestinal-Nausea, vomiting, constipation, biliary tract
spasm
Genitourinary-Urinary retention
Integumentary-Itching, rash, wheal formation
Respiratory-Respiratory depression and possible aggravation of
asthma