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Dosage Calculations Questions and Answers Rated A+ 6 rights of medication administration ✔✔patient, time, dose, route, medication, documentation Midnight in military time ✔✔0000 should not ... be used ✔✔q.d., q.o.d., .5 should be 0.5, 1.0 should be 1, no fractions, do not use greater than or less than signs, do not use the symbol for "mcg" Cap ✔✔Capsule Elix ✔✔elixir g, gm, Gm ✔✔gram gtt ✔✔drop SR ✔✔sustained/slow release ss ✔✔one half Supp ✔✔suppository V.O. ✔✔verbal order PO, po, os ✔✔by mouth sc, SC, SQ ✔✔subcutaneous SL ✔✔sublingual TKO ✔✔to keep open AD/OD ✔✔right ear, right eye AS/OS ✔✔left ear, left eye AU/OU ✔✔both ears; each eye ID ✔✔intradermal IM ✔✔intramuscular IV ✔✔intravenous IVPB ✔✔intravenous piggyback KVO ✔✔keep vein open (a very slow infusion rate) NGT ✔✔nasogastric tube AC, ac ✔✔before meals ad lib ✔✔as desired bid ✔✔twice a day Ć ✔✔With hs ✔✔hour of sleep (bedtime) NPO ✔✔nothing by mouth p.c., pc, PC ✔✔after meals PRN, prn ✔✔whenever necessary, as needed Ś ✔✔Without q ✔✔every qam ✔✔every morning qh ✔✔every hour q2h, q3h, etc. ✔✔every 2 hours, every 3 hours, etc. q.i.d., qid ✔✔4 times a day sos ✔✔once if necessary; if there is a need STAT ✔✔immediately Rounding rules for solids such as tablets, capsules etc.... ✔✔No rounding!!!! For all volumes in mL ✔✔If amount is less then 1mL round to hundredths If amount is greater than 1mL round to tenths Rounding Rules for gtt drops ✔✔Round to the nearest whole drop Body mass round rules ✔✔Weight is less than 90lbs round to the nearest hundredths Weight is greater than 90lbs (40.91 kg) round to tenths Body surface area calculations rounding rule ✔✔Round to hundredths There are no naked..... ✔✔Decimals! 0.9, 0.5.... There are no trailing.... ✔✔Zeros... 2.300mL is 2.3mL, 15.0mL is 15mL Write all fractions in what form ✔✔Decimal form, 1 1/2 is 1.5 What is a troche ✔✔dosage form similar to a lozenge dissolves in mouth do not chew or swallow Strength refers to a ✔✔Solid (tablet or capsule) Concentration refers to a ✔✔Liquid What is a parenteral form of medication ✔✔Outside the digestive tract -injection Calculating Oral Dosage ✔✔Dosage desired= order*conversions*concentration What are the three forms to write strength or concentration of a medication? ✔✔Fraction, colon, percentage Fraction Form ✔✔Amount of drug/delivery form 20mg/tablet Colon form ✔✔No decimals!!! Grams or mEq:mL 35:10 Percentage Format ✔✔Grams per 100mL 23.5% Calculate using body weight ✔✔Convert weight in pounds to kg 1kg/2.2lbs Weight in kg=drug dose/1kg*1day/#of doses=mg/dose What's the last step for calculating a drug with body weight ✔✔Check against manufacturers SSD Formula to convert temp to Celsius ✔✔F=1.8C+32 There are ———— Tablespoons in an ounce ✔✔2Tbspns In 1 ounce What is the generalized formula of a dosage calculation? ✔✔XDesired=OrderxConversionsxStregnth The strength is a.... ✔✔Rate, the numerator is the quantity of the drug to be given and he denominator is the unit of the delivery form. The colon form indicates ✔✔Grams:mL Percentage form indicates ✔✔Grams over 100mL To calculate body mass dosages first you must! ✔✔Convert pounds to Kg How many pounds are in a Kg? ✔✔2.2lbs in one Kg To determine safe dosage parameters for peds..... ✔✔Xmg/day=WeightxConversionsxlowestReccomendedDosage Then Xmg/day=WeightxConversionsxLowestReccomendedDosage Calculate safe doses between two parameters ✔✔Xmg/dose=weight x Range-Range x day/ number of doses Body surface area formula metric ✔✔3600 Body surface area household ✔✔3131 Estimate body weight use... ✔✔Weight/150 x adult dose = child's dose The solute is the ✔✔Powder that needs to be changed into liquid The solvent is the ✔✔Liquid mixed with the solute When reconstituting a drug what is concentration? ✔✔Amount have/amount making Flow rate equation ✔✔V (mL)/T (min) x drop factor (gtt/mL) IV push ✔✔method of giving concentrated doses of medication directly into the vein If you're given "a set" in a problem for IV what does that indicate ✔✔That it is a gravity drip. Gravity= ✔✔gtt/min Pump= ✔✔mL/hour How do you round drops? ✔✔To the nearest whole drop More than one hour round to the.... ✔✔Tenths Total infusion time = ✔✔Start time + Infusion time = completion time Infusion time= ✔✔Volume of fluid x drip Factor /flow rate When an infusion time is longer than 60mins...... ✔✔Give it in hours using decimals Total volume = ✔✔V=Infusion time x Flow Rate/Drip Factor Flow rate equation ✔✔V (mL)/T (min) x drop factor (gtt/mL) 15gtts= ✔✔1mL Drip Factor= ✔✔Drip Factor= #of drops/1mL Micro drip = ✔✔60gtt/mL Safe Standard Dose equation ✔✔= weight kg x mg/kg/day x day/dose 1 L = 1Kg = ✔✔2.2lbs [Show More]

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