Question

Chapter 5 Ahmane Methods for Drug Adminstration b) The nurse should encourage the patient to drink plenty of fluids c) The nurse should administer this medication with food. d) The nurse should apply this medication directly over the area where the last medication was administered. 4 What is the primary advantage of a percutaneous medication a) These forms of medication are easy to administer. b) These forms of medication are more cost effective. c) These forms of medication are faster acting and have a longer half-life than other medications d) These forms of medication have an action that occurs in the location where it is administered 5. An MDI is used to administer medication directly into the respiratory system. Which of the following methods uses the MDI? a) Instillation b) Topical application c) Inhalation d) Insertion

practice problems

Answer 1

4. percutaneous medication or topical application of medicines have several advantages

• very easy to administer
• lesser side effects
• cost-effective

but the primary action is: answer (d) - it acts on the site only we applied, not like oral or parenteral medicines since it is not distributing all over the body.

5. .MDI is Metered Dose Inhaler as the name indicates it administer medicine as spray.it get ino the lungs by inhalation

answer (c)

7. glucocorticoids are medicines which reduces inflammation by acting on body,s immune system.

answer : (c) anti-inflammatory

vasodilators used to dilate blood vessels.

inotropic drugs like digoxin, dobutamine etc increases cardiac output