daily
-do not use what abbreviation? correct answers -every day
-q.d or qd
bid correct answers twice a day
tid correct answers Three times a day
qid correct answers Four times a day
qh correct answers every hour
at bedtime
-do not use what abbreviation? correct answers at bedtime, hour of sleep
-hs or h.s.
qn correct answers every night
stat correct answers immediately
If an order states, every (however many numbers) how do you determine what times to give the
med? why? correct answers -divide the number in the order by 24.
-It is based on a 24 hour day
what does a little circle in the upper right corner of a number stand for? correct answers hour
q2h correct answers every 2 hours
q4h correct answers every 4 hours
q6h correct answers every 6 hours
q8h correct answers every 8 hours
q12h correct answers every 12 hours
, every other day
-this is interpreted by:
-Do not use what abbreviation? correct answers -every other day
-the days of the month. The nurse writes on the medication record "odd days of the month"
-qod or q.o.d.
prn correct answers as needed
3 times weekly
-Do not use what abbreviation? correct answers three times per week
-tiw or t.i.w.
biw correct answers twice per week
Route Abbreviations: correct answers .....
-write out route abbreviations for ____
-Do not use abbreviations? correct answers -the ears
-Do not use abbreviations: Right ear (AD), Left ear (AL), Each ear (AU)
Route abbreviation: HHN
-explanation correct answers -Handheld nebulizer
-Medication is placed in a device that produces a fine spray for inhalation
-Route abbreviation: IM
-Explanation: correct answers -Intramuscularly
-The medication is given at a 90-degree angle into muscle
-Route abbreviation: IV
-Explanation: correct answers -Intravenously
-The medication or fluid is given into a vein
-Route abbreviation: IVP
-Explanation: correct answers -Intravenous push
-Medication is injected directly into a vein
-IVPB
-Explanation: correct answers -Intravenous piggyback
-Medication prepared in a small volume of fluid is attached to an IV (which is already infusing
into a patient's vein) at specified times
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