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| a hyperresponse of body tissues to a foreign substance (allergen) in which patients experience uncomfortable and potentially serious symptoms including difficulty breathing, pain, swelling, skin rash, and other unfavorable signs |
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| acute allergic response to an antigen that results in severe hypotension and may cause death if untreated |
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| system of measurement: former system of weights and measures used by healthcare providers and pharmacists; replaced by the metric system |
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| means as soon as possible; a physician's order referring to the time fram that is oftern defined as less than 30 minutes |
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| the shrinkage of swollen membranes or binding together of body surface material |
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| the administration of medications by the cheek or mouth |
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| taking a medication in the way it was prescribed by the practitioner; in the case of OTC drugs, following the instructions found on the label |
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| the major route by which drugs enter the body through the digestive tract |
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| hard, waxy coating that enables drugs to resist the acidity of the stomach; these drugs dissolve in the small intestine |
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| household system of measurement |
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| older system of measurement involving teaspoons, tablespoons, cups, drops, pounds, etc. |
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| method of perenteral drug delivery in which drugs are injected into layers of muscle beneath the skin |
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| method of perenteral drug delivery in which drugs are injected into layers of muscle beneath the skin |
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| method of parenteral drug delivery in which drugs are injected into the venous circulation |
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| metric system of measurement |
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| the most common system of measurement involving kilograms (kg), grams (g), milligrams (mg), micrograms (mcg), etc. |
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| the major route by which drugs enter the body other than the enteral or topical route |
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| Latin: pro re nata; physcian's order, means to administer as required by the patient's condition |
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| standard order for a drug that is to be carried out within 2 hours of the time it was written by the physician |
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| a physician's order for a drug that is to be given only once and at a specific time; an example is a preoperative order |
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| six rights of drug administration |
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| practical guidelines for nurses to use during drug preparation, delivery and administration of drugs |
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| a physician's order written in advance of a situation, which is to be carried out under specific circumstances |
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| comes from statim, the Latin word meaning "immediately", the time frame between writing the STAT order and administering the drug may be 5 minutes or less, depending on facility rules |
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| method of parenteral drug delivery where drugs are injected into the hypodermis of the skin |
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| method of enteral drug delivery where drugs are place under the tongue |
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| tablets or capsules are designed to dissolve very slowly |
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| three checks of drug administration |
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| nurses use these checks together with the six rights to help ensure patient safety and drug effectiveness |
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| the route by which drugs are placed directly onto the skin and associated membranes |
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| method of drug delivery, usually by a patch, where drugs are absorbed across the layers of the skin for the purpose of entering the bloodstream |
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| method of topical drug delivery where drugs are applied directly to mucosal membranes, including the nasal and respiratory pathways and reproductive openings |
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