Chapter 51 Administering Oral and Noninjectable Medications & Chapter 52 Administering Injections and Immunizations Flashcards

To ensure you have the right medication, check the medication order and verify the medication at least _____ times prior to administration, and one final time following administration.

Who should always return an incomplete prescription or medication order to the prescriber for revision?

Which of the following is the most significant benefit of using printed electronic prescriptions?

After medication has been administered as ordered, enter that it was given and ordered and enter next to the order the

When a medication error is made, the medical assistant should:

Right documentation is the _____ step of the seven rights of medication administration.

To avoid stomach upset or enhance absorption, certain medication should be given with:

Which of the following is considered a medication error?

Methods that are intended for absorption outside the digestive system are said to be:

Which organization recommends that each practice participate in a vaccination registry and offers sample vaccine administration forms?

Which type of medication is used in treating diseases or disorders of the skin or mucous membranes?

When making entries for immunizations, you need to include the manufacturer, lot number, serial number, and:

For immunizations, record the name of the medication, the lot number, the name of the manufacturing company, the expiration date, and the:

How often should each oxygen tank in the medical practice be checked?

In the sublingual method of administering medication, usually tiny tablets or spray is placed:

While using vaginal medications, patients should be advised to avoid which of the following?

The most common method of administering medications is

Which of the following is an advantage of using oral medications?

Topical

Buccal

Intravenous

Intranasal

Otic

Intrathecal

sublingual

Kg

BID, bid

contra

w/o

ac

Ad lib

Sat

po

DAW

comp

Gtt, gtts

noc

fl

An Insulin syringe, calibrated in units capacity is _____ units.

Medical assistants are allowed to administer medications through which of the following routes?

Parenteral injections are given by injecting the medications directly into a vein or artery as well as:

Needles should ______ be recapped after use.

To read the amount of medication in the syringe properly you should:

When Mantoux screening is performed, the patient must be advised to come back in ____ hours to have the site read for any reaction that may occur.

Which of the following is the first of seven procedural steps when withdrawing medication from an ampule?

Which type of injection is used in allergy testing?

Intradermal

Intravenous

Intramuscular

Subcutaneous

Which method of dosage is absorbed over several hours by the rich blood supply of the muscle tissue?a.

Where is the preferred injection site for infants and young children?

Pertussis, rabies and poliomyelitis are all of which type of vaccine?

A subcutaneous injection is used to administer no more than how many milliliters of medication?

A small sealed vial that is used to contain and preserve a solid or liquid sample is called a(n):

Pneumonia is an acute inflammation of the:

Intravenous medications act ______ because they are introduced directly into the bloodstream.

Which of the following is a stage of pertussis?

Varicella is better known as which of the following?

Which patients should not receive a bacterial meningitis vaccine?

Measles

Pneumonia

Diphtheria

Influenza

Mumps

Rubella

Pertussis

Tetanus