Dosage Calculations Final Exam UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers
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Dosage Calculations
Dosage Calculations Final Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Six Rights of Medication Administration: - CORRECT ANSWER- Right Patient
RIght Drug
Right Dose/Amount
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
Dosage Calculations Final Exam
UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Six Rights of Medication Administration: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔Right Patient
RIght Drug
Right Dose/Amount
Right Route
Right Time
Right Documentation
Check the Six Rights at 3 Different Points During Med Administration: - CORRECT
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***
Oral meds come in 3 forms: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. tablets
2. capsules
3. liquids
tabs and capsules are supplied in - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔strengths or dosages in which
they are commonly prescribed
only _________ tabs are intended to be divided - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔scored
_____ tabs cannot be crushed - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔enteric-coated
,_____ capsules cannot be opened and mixed with food or fluid - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔sustained-release
Never use sustained-release or enteric-coated oral medications in a..... - CORRECT
ANSWER- ✔✔Nasogastric/NG or G-tube!
it is safest & most accurate to give the ______ number of whole, undivided tabs possible -
CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔fewest
Convert: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔- all units of measurement must be in same system and
all units must be in same size
-if not, convert before proceeding
Think: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔estimate reasonable amount of drug to administer
Calculate: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔dosage on hand = dosage desired
amount on hand = X amount desired
If dosage is not in same size unit of measurement - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔convert to
same system or same size units
dosages for oral liquids: - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔calculated in mL
question giving more than ___ tabs or capsules per dose - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔3
route of administration other than gi - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔1. intramuscular (IM)
2. subcutaneous (SC)
, 3. intradermal (ID)
4. IV
Subcutaneous Injections - CORRECT 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!
Subcutaneous (SC) Injections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
Intradermal Injections: - CORRECT 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 degress
1mL syringe
Needle is typically 25-27 guage
1/4 to 5/8 inches in length
Intradermal (ID) Injections - CORRECT ANSWER- ✔✔
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