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CALCULATINGmDRUGmDOSAGESmAmPATIENT-

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TablemofmContents:
I.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm1.mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
Chapterm2.mThemDrugmLabel
II.mSystemsmofmMeasurement
Chapterm3.mThemMetricmSystem
Chapterm4.mThemHouseholdmSystem
III.mMethodsmofmCalculation
Chapterm5.mLinearmRatiomandmProportion
Chapterm6.mFractionalmRatiomandmProportion
Chapterm7.mDimensionalmAnalysis
Chapterm8.mFormulamMethod
IV.mAdministrationmofmMedications
Chapterm9.mCalculatingmOralmMedicationmDoses
Chapterm10.mSyringesmandmNeedles
Chapterm11.mCalculatingmParenteralmMedicationmDosages
Chapterm12.mPreparingmPowderedmParenteralmMedications
Chapterm13.mAdministrationmofmInsulin
V.mIVmTherapymandmAdministrationmofmIntravenousmMedications
Chapterm14.mIntravenousmInfusionmandmInfusionmRates
Chapterm15.mCalculatingmInfusionmandmCompletionmTime
Chapterm16.mAdministeringmIVmPushmMedications
VI.mVerifyingmSafemDosemandmCriticalmCaremCalculations
Chapterm17.mVerifyingmSafemDose
Chapterm18.mTitrationmofmIntravenousmMedications
VII.mIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm19.mCalculatingmIntakemandmOutput
Chapterm20.mCalculatingmParenteralmIntake
VIII.mDosagesmformPediatricmandmOldermAdultmPopulations
Chapterm21.mConsiderationsmformthemPediatricmPatient
Chapterm22.mConsiderationsmformthemOldermAdult

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Chapterm1:mSafetyminmMedicationmAdministration
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MULTIPLEmCHOICE

1. Themfollowingmmedicationmordermisminmthempatient’smmedicationmadministrationmrecordm(MAR):

methylPREDnisolonem40mmgmPOmdailymatm0900.

Aftermreadingmthemorder,mthemnursemcorrectlymdetermines:
A “PO”mismanminappropriatemabbreviation.
B themmedicationmordermismwrittenmcorrectly.
C 40mmgmshouldmbemwrittenmasm40mg.
D tallmmanmletteringmindicatesmthatmthemdrugmismamnarcoti
c.

ANS:mB
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Themmedicationmordermhasmallmthemrequiredmcomponentsm(drugmname,mdose,mroute,man
dmfrequencymofmadministration)mformamdrugmorder.m“PO”mismanmappropriatemabbreviati
on;m40mmgmismwrittenmcorrectlymwithmamspacembetweenmthemdosemandmthemunitmofmmea
surement.mTallmmanmletteringmismusedmtomdistinguishmthemdrugmfrommanothermdrug
withmamsimilarmname.



2. Whichmofmthemfollowingmaccuratelymdescribesmthem“BoxedmWarning”mfoundmonmamdrugmlabel?
A Itmismprimarilymismusedmtomidentifymthemsafemdosemformthempatient.
B Itmismcommonlymfoundmonmallmdrugmlabels.
C Itmidentifiesmseriousmpotentialmrisksmandmsidemeffectsmrelatedmtomdrugmuse.
D Itmprotectsmthempatientmbymprovidingminformationmtomdecreasemsidemeffect
s.

ANS:mC
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Amdrugmlabelmwithmamboxedmwarningmprovidesminformationmtomhealthcaremprofessiona
lsmandmpatientsmregardingmthemseriousmrisksmandmsidemeffectsmrelatedmtomthemdrug.mTh
emBoxedmWarningmismnotmthemprimarymsourcemformidentifyingmthempatient’smdrugmdos
age.
Themwarningmismfoundmonmspecificmprescriptionmmedicationsmandmdoesmnotmprovideminf
ormationmtomreducemormdecreasemsidemeffects.



3. Whenmpracticingmsafetyminmthemadministrationmofmmedication,mformwhichmofmthemfollowi
ngmmedicationmordersmshouldmamnursemseekmclarificationmbeforemthemadministrationmofmt
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