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What terms are on the Joint Comission's official do not use list? U, use unit IU, use internal unit QD, write daily QOD, write every other day Trailing zero Lack of leading zero MS, write morphine sulfate MSO4 and MgSO4, write magnesium sulfate What additional abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols ...

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What terms are on the Joint Comission's official do not use list? ✅U, use unit
IU, use internal unit
QD, write daily
QOD, write every other day
Trailing zero
Lack of leading zero
MS, write morphine sulfate
MSO4 and MgSO4, write magnesium sulfate

What additional abbreviations, acronyms, and symbols are being considered for
possible future inclusion on the official do not use list? ✅>, < : write greater than or
less than
drug abbrev: use full names
Apothecary units, use metric units
@: use at
cc: use mL
ug: use mcg or micrograms

What are the roman numerals X, L, or C? ✅X=10
L=50
C=100

Conversion from ounces to tbsp?
Ounces to ml?
1 tbsp to tsp ✅1 oz.=2 tbsp=30 mL
3 tsp=1 tbsp

kg to lb ✅1 kg=2.2 lb

tsp to gtts to mLs ✅1 tsp=60 gtts=5 mLs

Solution properties ✅Solute +Solvent=Solution

4 Formulas for Calculating Medicines ✅1. Formula methods: D(desired)/H(have) x Q
(concentration)=dosage
2. Ratio/Proportion Method: (dosage on hand/amount on hand)=(dosage desired/ x
amount desired)
3. Flow rate for manual IV: (Volume/Time) x Gtt Factor
4. Flow rate for electronic pump= total ml ordered/total h

, Macrodrop factors vs. microdrop factor ✅Macro: 10, 15, 20 gtt/mL
Micro: 60 gtt/mL

The infection chain ✅Agent-->Reservoir-->Portal of Exit-->Means of Transmission--
>Portal of Entry-->New Host

The smallest infection agents capable of causing an infection are: ✅Viruses

What is an incubation period? ✅Interval of time between pathogen invasion and
appearance of symptoms

What is the prodromal stage? ✅When a person is most infectious, early s/s of disease
are present but these are often vague/nonspecific

What is the convalescent period? ✅Recovery period from infection

Types of nosocomial infections ✅Exogenous: acquired from people
Endogenous: comes from microbial life harbored in the person
Iatrogenic: results from treatment or diagnostic procedure

Nosomial infections most common sites ✅Urinary tract, respiratory, surgical or
traumatic wounds and bloodstream

What are airbourne transmission-based precautions? ✅Infections spread through the
air such as rubeola, varicella, TB Put in private room, negative air pressure room,
transport out of room only if absolutely necessary; surgical mask on patient if possible

What is droplet transmission-based precautions? ✅Droplet: spead by large particle
drops: rubella, mumps, diptheria, adenovirus infections in infants and young
childrentransport with mask (if neccessary); keep visitors 3 feet from infected client

What are contact transmission-based precautions? ✅Contact: infected or colonized by
a microorganism that spreads by direct or indirect contact VRE, MRSA, VISA Private
room if available, discard gloves before leaving room, wash hands before leaving room;
gown if likely to come in contact with agent

Sterilization vs. disinfection ✅Sterilization: destroys all microorganisms and spores
Disinfection: destroys all pathogenic organisms except spores

What is surgical asepsis and when is it used? ✅Elimination of all microorganisms
including pathogens and spores from an object or area Used: insertion foley catheters,
insertion IV catheters, suctioning airways, reapplying sterile dressings, invasive
procedures

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