TEST III Dosages Calculations
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- what are the 6 med rights?
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DRUG
DOSE
CLIENT
ROUTE
TIME
DOCUMENTATION - you never give dosages in ...
- mL because meds could be desolved in any solutions
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does the order make sense?
give examples - no. of pills, stuff like that
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no trailing zeros. what is like that. 7.0
whats another test no no? - always circle the answer
- don't give answers in grams but instead in
- milligrams
- one ounce is ? mL?
- 30 mL
- what is a dram?
- 4mL or 1 fl. dram
- what is a tablespoon?
- 15 mL
- 1 cup is ? mL
- 240 mL
- what is 1 pint?
- 500 mL
- 1 quart is ? mL
- 1,000 mL or 32 ozs.
- 15 grains =
- 1,000 mg or 1 gram (g)
- q grain =
- 60 mg
- codeine is measured in grans. so think of a pie chart. 15mg, 30mg, 45mg, and 60mg. so what are the equivilants in grains?
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15mg = 1/4 gr, then 1/2 gr, 3/4 gr and 1 gr. gr means grains.
Remember 15 gr = 1 gram