Dosage Calculation II BBV Fall 2014
Dosage Calculation--II
NUR 111 Fall 2014
Learning Outcomes
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Identify Medication Administration Devices
Distinguish Between Different Dosage Measurements
Differentiate Medical Abbreviations
24-Hour Clock Utilization
Identify the Components of a Valid Physician’s Medication
Order
• Identify the Components of a Medication Label
• Compute Oral Dosage Calculations Accurately
Medication Administration Devices
Parenteral Devices
3 mL
Measured in tenths (0.1)
Insulin Syringe
(U100)
Measured in Units
1 mL Syringe
Measured in hundredths (0.01)
Parenteral Devices cont.
Measuring
Practice
Questions
• Should you measure insulin in a 1 mL syringe?
• If you have 0.3 mL of a drug solution to be measured, which syringe should be used?
• Can you measure 4 mL in a medicine cup? Which device(s) should you use?
• Can a syringe intended for injections be used to measure or administer oral medications?
Abbreviations Appendix A p.677/Inside
Front Cover
Route:
• IM
• IV
• IV PB
• IVP
• subcut
• SL
• ID
• GT
• NG
• p.o.
• p.r.
intramuscular intravenous intravenous piggyback intravenous push subcutaneous sublingual (under the tongue) intradermal gastrostomy tube nasogastric tube by mouth, orally per rectum, rectally
General:
ā before
q every qs quantity sufficient
NPO nothing by mouth gtt drop tab tablet cap capsule noct night et and after– p with a line over top with– c with a line over top without– s with a line over top
More Medical Abbreviations
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a.c. before meals
p.c.
after meals ad.lib. as desired, freely
p.r.n. when necessary stat immediately, at once
b.i.d. twice a day
t.i.d.
three times a day
q.i.d. four times a day min minute h hour amt amount daily daily every other day (qod) Must be out! • mEq milliequivalents • mcg micrograms spelled
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q.h every hour
q.2h every two hours
q.3h every three hours
q.4h every four hours
q.6h every six hours
q.8h every eight hours
q.12h every
NUR 111 Fall 2014
Learning Outcomes
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•
•
•
•
Identify Medication Administration Devices
Distinguish Between Different Dosage Measurements
Differentiate Medical Abbreviations
24-Hour Clock Utilization
Identify the Components of a Valid Physician’s Medication
Order
• Identify the Components of a Medication Label
• Compute Oral Dosage Calculations Accurately
Medication Administration Devices
Parenteral Devices
3 mL
Measured in tenths (0.1)
Insulin Syringe
(U100)
Measured in Units
1 mL Syringe
Measured in hundredths (0.01)
Parenteral Devices cont.
Measuring
Practice
Questions
• Should you measure insulin in a 1 mL syringe?
• If you have 0.3 mL of a drug solution to be measured, which syringe should be used?
• Can you measure 4 mL in a medicine cup? Which device(s) should you use?
• Can a syringe intended for injections be used to measure or administer oral medications?
Abbreviations Appendix A p.677/Inside
Front Cover
Route:
• IM
• IV
• IV PB
• IVP
• subcut
• SL
• ID
• GT
• NG
• p.o.
• p.r.
intramuscular intravenous intravenous piggyback intravenous push subcutaneous sublingual (under the tongue) intradermal gastrostomy tube nasogastric tube by mouth, orally per rectum, rectally
General:
ā before
q every qs quantity sufficient
NPO nothing by mouth gtt drop tab tablet cap capsule noct night et and after– p with a line over top with– c with a line over top without– s with a line over top
More Medical Abbreviations
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a.c. before meals
p.c.
after meals ad.lib. as desired, freely
p.r.n. when necessary stat immediately, at once
b.i.d. twice a day
t.i.d.
three times a day
q.i.d. four times a day min minute h hour amt amount daily daily every other day (qod) Must be out! • mEq milliequivalents • mcg micrograms spelled
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q.h every hour
q.2h every two hours
q.3h every three hours
q.4h every four hours
q.6h every six hours
q.8h every eight hours
q.12h every