Chapter 04: Patient Records, Medication Orders, and Medication Labels
Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds
ESSAY
1. Define the following medical abbreviations:
a. NPO:
b. IV:
c. IM:
d. ID (route):
e. NG:
f. PO:
g. SL:
h. subcut:
i. stat:
j. bid:
ANS:
a. Nothing by mouth
b. Intravenous
c. Intramuscular
d. Intradermal
e. Nasogastric
f. By mouth
g. Sublingual
h. Subcutaneous
i. Immediately
j. Twice a day; two times a day
2. Write the medical abbreviations for the following words and phrases:
a. Before meals:
b. After meals:
c. When needed:
d. With:
e. Without:
f. Immediately:
g. Three times a day:
h. As desired:
i. Every 4 hours:
j. Twice a day:
ANS:
a. ac
b. pc
c. prn
d.
e.
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, f. stat
g. tid
h. ad lib
i. q4h
j. bid
3. It is recommended that HS be written out: What are two possible meanings for HS?
ANS:
Hour of sleep (bedtime); half strength (solution)
4. Write out the following order: ibuprofen ent tab 400 mg stat and tid pc.
ANS:
Ibuprofen enteric coated tablet 400 mg immediately and three times daily after meals.
5. Change the traditional time to notations from the 24-hour clock system:
a. 4 PM:
b. Midnight:
c. Noon:
d. 1:30 AM:
e. 11:45 AM:
ANS:
a. 1600
b. 2400 0000
c. 1200
d. 0130
e. 1145
6. Name six basic patient rights.
ANS:
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route, and right documentation. There is
one additional patient right: right to refuse.
7. Ordered: 200 mg of a medication PO stat. Supplied as 0.1 g oral tablets.
a. Write the appropriate conversion formula:
How many tablets will you give?
b. Estimated dose: (Move the decimal point to estimate.)
c. Verify with a DA-style equation:
d. Evaluation:
ANS:
a. 1000 mg = 1 g
b. Estimate: Give 2 (100 mg) tablets. (0.1 g = 0.100.mg)
c. Tablets =
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Mulholland: The Nurse, The Math, The Meds
ESSAY
1. Define the following medical abbreviations:
a. NPO:
b. IV:
c. IM:
d. ID (route):
e. NG:
f. PO:
g. SL:
h. subcut:
i. stat:
j. bid:
ANS:
a. Nothing by mouth
b. Intravenous
c. Intramuscular
d. Intradermal
e. Nasogastric
f. By mouth
g. Sublingual
h. Subcutaneous
i. Immediately
j. Twice a day; two times a day
2. Write the medical abbreviations for the following words and phrases:
a. Before meals:
b. After meals:
c. When needed:
d. With:
e. Without:
f. Immediately:
g. Three times a day:
h. As desired:
i. Every 4 hours:
j. Twice a day:
ANS:
a. ac
b. pc
c. prn
d.
e.
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, f. stat
g. tid
h. ad lib
i. q4h
j. bid
3. It is recommended that HS be written out: What are two possible meanings for HS?
ANS:
Hour of sleep (bedtime); half strength (solution)
4. Write out the following order: ibuprofen ent tab 400 mg stat and tid pc.
ANS:
Ibuprofen enteric coated tablet 400 mg immediately and three times daily after meals.
5. Change the traditional time to notations from the 24-hour clock system:
a. 4 PM:
b. Midnight:
c. Noon:
d. 1:30 AM:
e. 11:45 AM:
ANS:
a. 1600
b. 2400 0000
c. 1200
d. 0130
e. 1145
6. Name six basic patient rights.
ANS:
Right patient, right drug, right dose, right time, right route, and right documentation. There is
one additional patient right: right to refuse.
7. Ordered: 200 mg of a medication PO stat. Supplied as 0.1 g oral tablets.
a. Write the appropriate conversion formula:
How many tablets will you give?
b. Estimated dose: (Move the decimal point to estimate.)
c. Verify with a DA-style equation:
d. Evaluation:
ANS:
a. 1000 mg = 1 g
b. Estimate: Give 2 (100 mg) tablets. (0.1 g = 0.100.mg)
c. Tablets =
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