| Legal/Ethical | Abbreviations and Symbols | Drug Categories | Your guess is as good as mine |
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What is the right of an individual to have personal information protected from public knowledge
Confidentiality
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What is QD
everyday
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What are antibiotics
kill bacteria
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What are OTCs
over the counter medications
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What is a system of moral principles that direct action as being right or wrong
Ethics
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What is gtt
drop
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What are analgesics
relieve pain
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What is the largest organ of the body
skin
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What is transferring to a trained individual the authority to perform a specific nursing task in a specific situation
Delegation
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What is PO
by mouth
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What are anti-convulsants
seizure control
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What is akathesia
inability to be at rest
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What is a drug that is covered under the Controlled Substances Act of 1970. Usually potentially habit forming drug requiring special storage and documentation.
Controlled Substance
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What is D/C
discontinue
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What are antidepressants
elevate depressed mood
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What is an example of a CNS stimulant
Adderall, Concerta, Ritalin, Focalin
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What is the provision of guidance by a qualified nurse for the accomplishment of a nursing task or activity with initial direction of the task or activity and periodic inspection of the actual act of accomplishing the task or activity. Total nursing care
Supervision
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What is h.s.
hour of sleep
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What are anti-hypertensives
control high blood pressure
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What is the allotted time frame to give a scheduled medication
1 hr on either side
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