CALCULATING DRUG DOSAGES

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TablebvofbvContents:
I.bvSafetybvinbvMedicationbvAdministration
Chapterbv1.bvSafetybvinbvMedicationbvAdministration
Chapterbv2.bvThebvDrugbvLabel
II.bvSystemsbvofbvMeasurement
Chapterbv3.bvThebvMetricbvSystem
Chapterbv4.bvThebvHouseholdbvSystem
III.bvMethodsbvofbvCalculation
Chapterbv5.bvLinearbvRatiobvandbvProportion
Chapterbv6.bvFractionalbvRatiobvandbvProportion
Chapterbv7.bvDimensionalbvAnalysis
Chapterbv8.bvFormulabvMethod
IV.bvAdministrationbvofbvMedications
Chapterbv9.bvCalculatingbvOralbvMedicationbvDoses
Chapterbv10.bvSyringesbvandbvNeedles
Chapterbv11.bvCalculatingbvParenteralbvMedicationbvDosages
Chapterbv12.bvPreparingbvPowderedbvParenteralbvMedications
Chapterbv13.bvAdministrationbvofbvInsulin
V.bvIVbvTherapybvandbvAdministrationbvofbvIntravenousbvMedications
Chapterbv14.bvIntravenousbvInfusionbvandbvInfusionbvRates
Chapterbv15.bvCalculatingbvInfusionbvandbvCompletionbvTime
Chapterbv16.bvAdministeringbvIVbvPushbvMedications
VI.bvVerifyingbvSafebvDosebvandbvCriticalbvCarebvCalculations
Chapterbv17.bvVerifyingbvSafebvDose
Chapterbv18.bvTitrationbvofbvIntravenousbvMedications
VII.bvIntakebvandbvOutput
Chapterbv19.bvCalculatingbvIntakebvandbvOutput
Chapterbv20.bvCalculatingbvParenteralbvIntake
VIII.bvDosagesbvforbvPediatricbvandbvOlderbvAdultbvPopulations
Chapterbv21.bvConsiderationsbvforbvthebvPediatricbvPatient
Chapterbv22.bvConsiderationsbvforbvthebvOlderbvAdult

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Chapterbv1:bvSafetybvinbvMedicationbvAdministration
Castillo:bvCalculatingbvDrugbvDosages:bvAbvPatient-
SafebvApproachbvtobvNursingbvandbvMathbv2ndbvEdition

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1. Thebvfollowingbvmedicationbvorderbvisbvinbvthebvpatient’sbvmedicationbvadministrationbvrecordbv(
MAR):

methylPREDnisolonebv40bvmgbvPObvdailybvatbv0900.

Afterbvreadingbvthebvorder,bvthebvnursebvcorrectlybvdetermines:
A “PO”bvisbvanbvinappropriatebvabbreviation.
B thebvmedicationbvorderbvisbvwrittenbvcorrectly.
C 40bvmgbvshouldbvbebvwrittenbvasbv40mg.
D tallbvmanbvletteringbvindicatesbvthatbvthebvdrugbvisbvab
vnarcotic.


ANS:bvB
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route,bvandbvfrequencybvofbvadministration)bvforbvabvdrugbvorder.bv“PO”bvisbvanbvap
propriatebvabbreviation;bv40bvmgbvisbvwrittenbvcorrectlybvwithbvabvspacebvbetweenbv
thebvdosebvandbvthebvunitbvofbvmeasurement.bvTallbvmanbvletteringbvisbvusedbvtobvdis
tinguishbvthebvdrugbvfrombvanotherbvdrug
withbvabvsimilarbvname.



2. Whichbvofbvthebvfollowingbvaccuratelybvdescribesbvthebv“BoxedbvWarning”bvfoundbvonbvabvdrugbv
label?
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t.
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C Itbvidentifiesbvseriousbvpotentialbvrisksbvandbvsidebveffectsbvrelatedbvtobv
drugbvuse.
D Itbvprotectsbvthebvpatientbvbybvprovidingbvinformationbvtobvdecreasebvsid
ebveffects.

ANS:bvC
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ofessionalsbvandbvpatientsbvregardingbvthebvseriousbvrisksbvandbvsidebveffectsbvrelate
dbvtobvthebvdrug.bvThebvBoxedbvWarningbvisbvnotbvthebvprimarybvsourcebvforbvidenti
fyingbvthebvpatient’sbvdrugbvdosage.
Thebvwarningbvisbvfoundbvonbvspecificbvprescriptionbvmedicationsbvandbvdoesbvnotbvpr

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ebvfollowingbvmedicationbvordersbvshouldbvabvnursebvseekbvclarificationbvbeforebvthebv
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