Dosage Calculations Questions and
Answers Rated A+
6 rights of medication administration ✔✔patient, time, dose, route, medication, documentation
Midnight in military time ✔✔0000
should not be used ✔✔q.d., q.o.d., .5 should be 0.5, 1.0 should be 1, no fractions, do not use
greater than or less than signs, do not use the symbol for "mcg"
Cap ✔✔Capsule
Elix ✔✔elixir
g, gm, Gm ✔✔gram
gtt ✔✔drop
, SR ✔✔sustained/slow release
ss ✔✔one half
Supp ✔✔suppository
V.O. ✔✔verbal order
PO, po, os ✔✔by mouth
sc, SC, SQ ✔✔subcutaneous
SL ✔✔sublingual
TKO ✔✔to keep open
AD/OD ✔✔right ear, right eye
Answers Rated A+
6 rights of medication administration ✔✔patient, time, dose, route, medication, documentation
Midnight in military time ✔✔0000
should not be used ✔✔q.d., q.o.d., .5 should be 0.5, 1.0 should be 1, no fractions, do not use
greater than or less than signs, do not use the symbol for "mcg"
Cap ✔✔Capsule
Elix ✔✔elixir
g, gm, Gm ✔✔gram
gtt ✔✔drop
, SR ✔✔sustained/slow release
ss ✔✔one half
Supp ✔✔suppository
V.O. ✔✔verbal order
PO, po, os ✔✔by mouth
sc, SC, SQ ✔✔subcutaneous
SL ✔✔sublingual
TKO ✔✔to keep open
AD/OD ✔✔right ear, right eye
