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DOSAGECALCULATIONS FINAL
EXAM STUDY
GUIDE/154
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+)
Six Rights of Medication Administration: -
√Answer>Right Patient
Right Drug
Right Dose/Amount
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
>Quiz: Check the Six Rights at 3 Different Points
During Med Administration: - √Answer>1. Check
meds against MAR before/during administration
and also check for med allergies
2. Check meds AFTER preparation
3. Check meds at the bedside: also check blood
pressure and/or pulse or blood sugars if needed
BEFORE giving meds that affect the BP, pulse, or
blood sugars. AND always check allergy band.
,***You will check patient name and DOB as well
as check MR # on armband against MAR before
giving meds at bedside as well***
>Quiz: Oral meds come in 3 forms: - √Answer>1.
tablets
2. capsules
3. liquids
>Quiz: tabs and capsules are supplied in -
√Answer>strengths or dosages in which they are
commonly prescribed
>Quiz: only _________ tabs are intended to be
divided - √Answer>scored
>Quiz:_____ tabs cannot be crushed -
√Answer>enteric-coated
>Quiz:_____ capsules cannot be opened and
mixed with food or fluid - √Answer>sustained-
release
>Quiz: Never use sustained-release or enteric-
coated oral medications in a..... -
√Answer>Nasogastric/NG or G-tube!
>Quiz: it is safest & most accurate to give the
______ number of whole, undivided tabs possible
- √Answer>fewest
,>Quiz: Three step approach: - √Answer>1. convert
2. think
3. calculate
>Quiz: Convert: - √Answer>- all units of
measurement must be in same system and all
units must be in same size
-if not, convert before proceeding
>Quiz: Think: - √Answer>estimate reasonable
amount of drug to administer
>Quiz: Calculate: - √Answer>dosage on hand =
dosage desired
amount on hand = X amount desired
>Quiz: If dosage is not in same size unit of
measurement - √Answer>convert to same system
or same size units
>Quiz: dosages for oral liquids: -
√Answer>calculated in mL
>Quiz: question giving more than ___ tabs or
capsules per dose - √Answer>3
>Quiz: route of administration other than gig -
√Answer>1. intramuscular (IM)
2. subcutaneous (SC)
, 3. intradermal (ID)
4. IV
>Quiz: Subcutaneous Injections -
√Answer>Injected into fatty tissue
Angle of injection= 45 degrees, depending on
patient size
Areas appropriate for injection= abdomen, fatty
back part of upper arm, some fatty tissue in
lumbar area, fatty tissue on thighs
Needle Length: 3/8th to 5/8th inches
Needle Gauge: 25-27 gauge typically
1 mL syringe!
>Quiz: Subcutaneous (SC) Injections - √Answer>
>Quiz: Intradermal Injections: - √Answer>Usually
used for TB skin tests and allergy tests
Injected into the dermal layer, under epidermis
Use tuberculin or 1 mL syringe
Angle of injection= 10-15 digress
1mL syringe
Needle is typically 25-27 gauge
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