PNU 119 Test 2-questions with Correct Solutions
medication reconciliation
process of creating an accurate list of all medications a patient is taking, including drug name,
dosage, frequency, and route, and comparing the list to the physician's admission, transfer, or
discharge orders, with the goal of providing correct medications to the patient at all transition
points within the hospital
Weight based calculations, the client's weight should be rounded to the nearest ______ of a
kg.
tenth
Weight-based calculations are typically used for what kind of patients?
Children & chemothheraphy patients
Routes of parenteral administration
intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous
Routes of Administration
enteral, parenteral, topical
routes of enteral administration
oral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal
topical administration
administration of a substance directly onto the skin or mucous membrane
, Most medications prepared in liquid form are packaged in:
-Dosage vials
-Ampules
-Prefilled syringes
Injectable drugs measured in syringes
injectable solutions
•IM maximum dosage:
-Average 150 lb adult = 3 mL
•Maximum for deltoid site = 2 mL
-Children age 6 to 12 years = 2 mL
-Children birth to age 5 years = 1 mL
Solving Parenteral Dosage Problems
Apply same three steps used when calculating oral dosages
1.Convert
-All units of measurement must be in same system and all units must be in same size
2.Think
-Estimate logical amount
3.Calculate
-Set up ratio between dosage on hand and desired dosage
Rules for dosage calculation Parenteral dosages
medication reconciliation
process of creating an accurate list of all medications a patient is taking, including drug name,
dosage, frequency, and route, and comparing the list to the physician's admission, transfer, or
discharge orders, with the goal of providing correct medications to the patient at all transition
points within the hospital
Weight based calculations, the client's weight should be rounded to the nearest ______ of a
kg.
tenth
Weight-based calculations are typically used for what kind of patients?
Children & chemothheraphy patients
Routes of parenteral administration
intradermal, subcutaneous, intramuscular, intravenous
Routes of Administration
enteral, parenteral, topical
routes of enteral administration
oral, sublingual, buccal, and rectal
topical administration
administration of a substance directly onto the skin or mucous membrane
, Most medications prepared in liquid form are packaged in:
-Dosage vials
-Ampules
-Prefilled syringes
Injectable drugs measured in syringes
injectable solutions
•IM maximum dosage:
-Average 150 lb adult = 3 mL
•Maximum for deltoid site = 2 mL
-Children age 6 to 12 years = 2 mL
-Children birth to age 5 years = 1 mL
Solving Parenteral Dosage Problems
Apply same three steps used when calculating oral dosages
1.Convert
-All units of measurement must be in same system and all units must be in same size
2.Think
-Estimate logical amount
3.Calculate
-Set up ratio between dosage on hand and desired dosage
Rules for dosage calculation Parenteral dosages
