DOSAGE CALCULATIONS UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Check the Six Rights at 3 Different Points During Med
Administration:
Answer: 1. Check meds against MAR before/during administration and
also check for med allergies
2. Check meds AFTER preparation
3. Check meds at the bedside: also check blood pressure and/or pulse or
blood sugars if needed BEFORE giving meds that affect the BP, pulse,
or blood sugars. AND always check allergy band.
***You will check patient name and DOB as well as check MR # on
armband against MAR before giving meds at bedside as well***
●● Oral meds come in 3 forms:
Answer: 1. tablets
2. capsules
3. liquids
●● tabs and capsules are supplied in
Answer: strengths or dosages in which they are commonly prescribed
,●● only _________ tabs are intended to be divided
Answer: scored
●● _____ tabs cannot be crushed
Answer: enteric-coated
●● _____ capsules cannot be opened and mixed with food or fluid
Answer: sustained-release
●● Never use sustained-release or enteric-coated oral medications in
a.....
Answer: Nasogastric/NG or G-tube!
●● it is safest & most accurate to give the ______ number of whole,
undivided tabs possible
Answer: fewest
●● Three step approach:
Answer: 1. convert
2. think
3. calculate
●● Convert:
,Answer: - all units of measurement must be in same system and all units
must be in same size
-if not, convert before proceeding
●● Think:
Answer: estimate reasonable amount of drug to administer
●● Calculate:
Answer: dosage on hand = dosage desired
amount on hand = X amount desired
●● If dosage is not in same size unit of measurement
Answer: convert to same system or same size units
●● dosages for oral liquids:
Answer: calculated in mL
●● question giving more than ___ tabs or capsules per dose
Answer: 3
●● route of administration other than gi
Answer: 1. intramuscular (IM)
, 2. subcutaneous (SC)
3. intradermal (ID)
4. IV
●● Subcutaneous Injections
Answer: Injected into fatty tissue
Angle of injection= 45 degrees, depending on patient size
Areas appropriate for injection= abdomen, fatty back part of upper arm,
some fatty tissue in lumbar area, fatty tissue on thighs
Needle Length: 3/8th to 5/8th inches
Needle Gauge: 25-27 gauge typically
1 mL syringe!
●● Subcutaneous (SC) Injections
Answer:
●● Intradermal Injections:
Answer: Usually used for TB skin tests and allergy tests
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
●● Check the Six Rights at 3 Different Points During Med
Administration:
Answer: 1. Check meds against MAR before/during administration and
also check for med allergies
2. Check meds AFTER preparation
3. Check meds at the bedside: also check blood pressure and/or pulse or
blood sugars if needed BEFORE giving meds that affect the BP, pulse,
or blood sugars. AND always check allergy band.
***You will check patient name and DOB as well as check MR # on
armband against MAR before giving meds at bedside as well***
●● Oral meds come in 3 forms:
Answer: 1. tablets
2. capsules
3. liquids
●● tabs and capsules are supplied in
Answer: strengths or dosages in which they are commonly prescribed
,●● only _________ tabs are intended to be divided
Answer: scored
●● _____ tabs cannot be crushed
Answer: enteric-coated
●● _____ capsules cannot be opened and mixed with food or fluid
Answer: sustained-release
●● Never use sustained-release or enteric-coated oral medications in
a.....
Answer: Nasogastric/NG or G-tube!
●● it is safest & most accurate to give the ______ number of whole,
undivided tabs possible
Answer: fewest
●● Three step approach:
Answer: 1. convert
2. think
3. calculate
●● Convert:
,Answer: - all units of measurement must be in same system and all units
must be in same size
-if not, convert before proceeding
●● Think:
Answer: estimate reasonable amount of drug to administer
●● Calculate:
Answer: dosage on hand = dosage desired
amount on hand = X amount desired
●● If dosage is not in same size unit of measurement
Answer: convert to same system or same size units
●● dosages for oral liquids:
Answer: calculated in mL
●● question giving more than ___ tabs or capsules per dose
Answer: 3
●● route of administration other than gi
Answer: 1. intramuscular (IM)
, 2. subcutaneous (SC)
3. intradermal (ID)
4. IV
●● Subcutaneous Injections
Answer: Injected into fatty tissue
Angle of injection= 45 degrees, depending on patient size
Areas appropriate for injection= abdomen, fatty back part of upper arm,
some fatty tissue in lumbar area, fatty tissue on thighs
Needle Length: 3/8th to 5/8th inches
Needle Gauge: 25-27 gauge typically
1 mL syringe!
●● Subcutaneous (SC) Injections
Answer:
●● Intradermal Injections:
Answer: Usually used for TB skin tests and allergy tests
