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Pharmacokinetics and Medication Administration (NURS 205)

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Oral Medications

EMR

- Electronic medical record

CPOF

~computerized provider order entry

MAR

-medication administration record

what should be included on a MAR

-name, date of birth, admission date, medical record

number, physician, sex, age, height, weight, and allergies

- current date

-date provider writes prescription and stop date

- scheduled medications

PRN medications

- IV fluids and medications

- time of medication administration

-nurse signature

unit-dose system

- a method of medication delivery in which each dose

of medication is packaged separately and labeled

with the medication name and expiration

date

Enteric-coated tablet -medication coated with a compound that will not

dissolve until the tablet passes through the
stomach on is exposed to the fluids in the small

intestine

  • this prevents irritation of the stomach
lining

Troche

  • a
flat, round tablet
  • also called a lozenge -designed to be dissolved in the mouth and

####### notshallowed

capsule

  • a medication encased in a container made of

gelatio

  • in a sustained-release capsule, the medication
is contained in small beads with acoating

that allows release over a period of time

Cusually 12 to 24 ar

  • the coating allows once or twice a day

####### dosing

caplet ~ a cross between a capsule and a tablet

  • often easier to shallow
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Pharm ATI #4 - Neal

Course: Pharmacokinetics and Medication Administration (NURS 205)

73 Documents
Students shared 73 documents in this course

University: Widener University

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Oral
Medications
EMR
-
Electronic
medical
record
CPOF
~computerized
provider
order
entry
MAR
-medication
administration
record
what
should
be
included
on
a
MAR
-name,
date
of
birth,
admission
date,
medical
record
number,
physician,
sex,
age,
height,
weight,
and
allergies
-
current
date
-date
provider
writes
prescription
and
stop
date
-
scheduled
medications
-
PRN
medications
-
IV
fluids
and
medications
-
time
of
medication
administration
-nurse
signature
unit-dose
system
-
a
method
of
medication
delivery
in
which
each
dose
of
medication
is
packaged
separately
and
labeled
with
the
medication
name
and
expiration
date