FUNDAMENTALS OF PHARMACOLOGY EXAM 1 Q&A
gm: g - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gram
standing order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Order is cancelled after a certain number of doses
What are some order requirements? (Be able to list at least 5) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Date, Name
of drug, dosage, route, frequency of administration, any special instructions, the purpose (for PRN
drugs), signature of person writing the order, and time the order was written (optional)
STAT order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅immediately (if possible) must be within 15 minutes
Single order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅one time only
Now order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅given within 30 minutes
Renewal order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅must be written to continue the order that has standing
order to discontinue
PRN order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅as needed
verbal order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a prescription a provider states to a nurse, usually by
telephone, when unable to write the prescription at that time in the patient's medical record
military time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Operates off a 24-hour clock.
(0000, 0100, 0200, 0330, 1300, 1800, 2100, 2300, 1931, 1445)
qd - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every day
bid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅twice a day (0900, 2100)
, tid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅three times a day (0900,1300,2100)
q 8 hr - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 8 hours (8 hours from first dose)
qid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅four times a day (0900, 1300, 1700, 2100)
q 6 hrs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 6 hours ( 6 hours from first dose)
qod - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every other day (do not use)
q 12 hr - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 12 hours (0900,2100, or whatever time first dose given; ex.
0100, 1300)
hs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅at bedtime (2100)
ac & hs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅before meals and at bedtime
AC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅before meals
pc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅after meals
Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Am (before breakfast) and PM (before supper) (0730 and 1630)
Who does chart checks and why? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Night shift checks to see if all orders
were received that day.
MAR - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅medication administration record
gm: g - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅gram
standing order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Order is cancelled after a certain number of doses
What are some order requirements? (Be able to list at least 5) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Date, Name
of drug, dosage, route, frequency of administration, any special instructions, the purpose (for PRN
drugs), signature of person writing the order, and time the order was written (optional)
STAT order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅immediately (if possible) must be within 15 minutes
Single order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅one time only
Now order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅given within 30 minutes
Renewal order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅must be written to continue the order that has standing
order to discontinue
PRN order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅as needed
verbal order - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅a prescription a provider states to a nurse, usually by
telephone, when unable to write the prescription at that time in the patient's medical record
military time - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Operates off a 24-hour clock.
(0000, 0100, 0200, 0330, 1300, 1800, 2100, 2300, 1931, 1445)
qd - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every day
bid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅twice a day (0900, 2100)
, tid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅three times a day (0900,1300,2100)
q 8 hr - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 8 hours (8 hours from first dose)
qid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅four times a day (0900, 1300, 1700, 2100)
q 6 hrs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 6 hours ( 6 hours from first dose)
qod - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every other day (do not use)
q 12 hr - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅every 12 hours (0900,2100, or whatever time first dose given; ex.
0100, 1300)
hs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅at bedtime (2100)
ac & hs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅before meals and at bedtime
AC - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅before meals
pc - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅after meals
Insulin - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Am (before breakfast) and PM (before supper) (0730 and 1630)
Who does chart checks and why? - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅Night shift checks to see if all orders
were received that day.
MAR - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅✅medication administration record
