exam 2 Flashcards
routine prescriptions
carried out until the provider changes or discontinues it, the client is discharged, or the end date fir the order is reached
standing prescriptions
protocol-based and contain a list of directive to implement in specific situations
single prescriptions
implemented immediately one time
PRN prescriptions
specifies the medication, dose, route, frequejncy, and circumstances indicating its implementation
now prescriptions
similar to a single-order or stat, but it is not as urgentp
CD
controlled dose
CR
controlled releaseC
CRT
controlled-release tablet
LA
long acting
SA
sustained action
SR
sustained release
TR
time-delay
TD
time-delay
XL or XR
extended-releasea
adverse effects
undesired, unintended responses to a medication
kilo
1,000
hecto
100
deka
10
deci
0.1
centi
0.01
milli
0.001
micro
0.000001
kg
kilogram
g
gram