Key terms-Chapter 10

The available amount of solution containing a medication.

The amount of drug available in solution.

Weight per volume

Specific quantity of medication needed.

Standard concentration of routinely used medications.

Agents used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of disease.

Right person
Right drug
Right dose
Right time
Right route
Right documentation

Measures to decrease your risk of exposure to blood and body fluids.

A condition free of pathogens.

Limited to one area of the body

Throughout the body.

Free of ALL forms of life.

Careful handling to prevent contamination.

Cleansing agent that is toxic to living tissue.

Cleansing agent that is NOT toxic to living tissue.

Rigid, puncture-resistant container clearly marked as a biohazard.

Material applied to and absorbed through the skin or mucous membrane.

Percutaneous
Pulmonary
Enteral
Parenteral

Transdermal mucous membranes

Tongue
Eye
Ear
Nose
Cheek

Beneath the tongue

Between the cheek and gum

Drug administered through the mucous membranes of the eye.

o.d. (R) eye - oculus dexter
o.s. (L) eye - oculus sinister
o.u. Both eyes - oculus uterque

Drug adminstered through the mucous membranes of the nose.

Device that produces a fine aerosol mist that permits wide and even distribution of a medication across the nasal muscosa.

Drug administered through the mucous membrane of the ear and ear canal.

Drawing of medication into the lungs along with air during breathing.

Placement of medication in or under skin with a needle and syringe.

Metered dose inhaler
Endotracheal tube
Nebulizer

Inhalation aid that disperses liquid into aerosol spray or mist.

Hand-held device that produces a medicated spray for inhalation.

Lidocaine
Vasopression
Epinephrine
Atropine
Naloxone

Through the G.I. tract

Gastric tube
Oral
Rectal

Contain liquid, dry, or beaded medication in a soluble casing.
*For max. effect: swallow whole

Comprised of medicated powder.
Compressed into a small, solid disk.
*May be scored to permit breaking in half or quaters for smaller doses.

Releases drug gradually as layers of the capsule/table erode.
*MUST be swallowed whole

Liquid medications combined with alcohol or placed in a sweetened fluid.

Medications combined with fat or oil emulsifier.

Solid forms of medication that slowly dissolve in the mouth.
Permitting gradual swallowing.

A liquid that contains small particles of solid medication.

Concentrated solution of sugar in water or another liquid to which a medication is added.

Change in a medications chemical composition that occurs in the liver.

Medication packaged in a soft, pliable form for insertion into the rectum.

A liquid bolus of medication that is injected into the rectum.

Concentrated mass of medication.

Outside of the G.I. tract

Plastic tube with which liquid medications can be drawn up, stored, and injected.

Hollow metal tube used with the syringe to administer medications.

The size of a needles diameter

Breakable glass vessel containing liquid medication.

Plastic or glass container with a self-sealing rubber top.

Vial with 2 containers, one holding a powdered medication and the other holding a liquid mixing solution.

Syringe packed in a tamper-proof container with the medication already in the barrel.

Parenteral medication packaged in an IV bag and administered as an IV infusion.

Liquid medication delivered through a vein.

Intravenous access
Intraosseous infusion
INJECTIONS:
Intradermal
Intramuscular
Subcutaneous

Within the dermal layer of skin.

The layer of loose connective tissue between the skin and muscle.

Within the muscle

Deltoid
Dorsal gluteal
Vastus lateralis
Rectus femoris

Surgical puncture of a vein to deliver medication or withdraw blood.
*Also called cannulation.

Surgical puncture of a vein in the arm, leg, or neck.

Surgical puncture of the internal jugular, subclavian, or femoral vein.

Line threaded into the central circulation via a peripheral site.

Chemically prepared solution tailored to the body's specific needs.

IV solutions containing large proteins that cannot pass through capillary membranes.

IV solutions that contain electrolytes but lack the larger proteins associated with colloids.

State in which solutions on opposite sides of a semipermeable membrane are in equal concentrations.

State in which a solution has a higher solute concentration on one side of a semipermeable membrane than on the other side.

State in which a solution has a lower solute concentration on one side of a semipermeable membrane than on the other side.

Hypertonic
Isotonic
Hypotonic

Flexible, clear plastic tubing that connects the solution bag to the IV cannula.

Hollow needle used to puncture a vein.

Administration tubing that delivers a relatively small amount of fluid.

Administration tubing that delivers a relatively large amount of fluid.

Sharpened-pointed device inserted into the IV solution bag's administration set port.

Clear, plastic chamber that allows visulazation of the the drip rate.

Pace at which the fluid moves from the bag into the patient.

Device that regulates the size of drops.

Self-sealing membrane into which a hypodermic needle is inserted for drug administration.

Rigid, plastic device specifically constructed to fit into the hub of an intravenous cannula.

IV tubing used to extend a macrodrip or microdrip setup.

IV setup that delivers specific volumes of fluid.

Calibrated chamber of Berutol IV administration tubing that enables precise measurement and delivery of fluids and medicated solutions.

Administration tubing that contains a filter to prevent clots or other debris from entering the patient.

Semi-flexible catheter enclosing a sharp metal stylet.

Stylet that does NOT have a Teflon tube, is itself inserted into the vein and secured there.

Teflon catheter inserted through the needle / intracatheter.

Flat, rubber band used to inpede venous return and make veins easier to see.

Leakage of fluid or medication from the blood vessel that is commonly found with infiltrations.

IV TROUBLESHOOTING

IV ACCESS COMPLICATIONS

Foreign protein capable of producing fever.

Foreign particle in the blood.

An excess of intravascular fluid.

Inflammation of the vein.

Blood clot

Air in the vein.

The sloughing off of dead tissue.

Drug that inhibits blood clotting.

Peripheral IV cannula with a distal medication port used for intermittent fluid or medication infusions.
Saline is injected into the device to maintain it's patency.

Peripheral IV cannula with a distal medication port used for intermittent fluid or medication infusions.
Flushes of heparin solution, which inhibit blood coagulation, are used to maintain patency of the device.

Surgically implanted port that permits repeated access to central venous circulation.

Needle that has an opening on the side of the shaft instead of the tip.

Gravity-flow device that regulates fluid's passage through an electrochemical pump.

Outside the vein.

Device that delivers fluids and medications under positive pressure.

Glass container with color-coded, self-sealing rubber top.

Device that holds blood tubes.

Long, exposed needle that screws into the vacutainer and is inserted directly into the vein.

Elevated numbers of red and white blood cells.

The destruction of red blood cells.

Within the bone.

A sharp, pointed instrument.

INTRAOSSEOUS ACCESS COMPLICATIONS

FUNDAMENTAL METRIC UNITS

METRIC PREFIXES

CONVERSION OF UNITS OF MEASURE

Predetermined amount of medication or fluid.