med dosage Flashcards
(34 cards)
1
Q
a
A
before
2
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p
A
after
3
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c
A
with
4
Q
s
A
without
5
Q
ac
A
before meals
6
Q
pc
A
after meals
7
Q
ad lib
A
give as desired (fluids and activity)
8
Q
bid
A
twice a day
9
Q
tid
A
3 times a day
10
Q
qid
A
four times a day
11
Q
on call
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give med when xray department/operating room calls for patient
12
Q
prn
A
as needed
13
Q
1
A
each, every
14
Q
qh
A
every hour
15
Q
q2h
A
every two hours
16
Q
q4h
A
every four hours
17
Q
qhs
A
every night at bedtime
18
Q
stat
A
immediately and 1 dose only
19
Q
NO abbreviation for:
A
write whole word
- Unit
- International unit
- Daily
- every other day
- decimal point 2mg or 0.2mg
- Morphine sulfate
- Magnesium sulfate
20
Q
SYMBOLS NO ABBREVIATION
A
- greater/less than
- Drug names written in full
- metric units
- at (NO@)
- ml or mililiters
- mcg or micrograms
21
Q
Military clock
A
Midnight: 2400
1:00AM= 0100
Noon: 1200
22
Q
7 Basic rights
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- Right patient
- Right drug- name it out loud to patient
- Right dose- Must be prepared as ordered
- Right time- within 30 min of prescribed time
- Right route- compared order with fine print
- Right documentation- Document soon after giving med
- Right to refuse treatment- report & document the refusal and the reason
23
Q
SDR
A
safe dose range
24
Q
Calibrated medicine cup/syringe
A
HAS TO BE ACCURATE// measure small dose with syringe
25
SL
sublingual
26
sol
solution
27
IM
intramuscular
28
NKDA
no known drug allergies
29
NKA
no known allergies
30
DS
double strenght
31
elix
elixir
32
PO
oral, by mouth
33
NPO
nothing by mouth
34
MAR
medication administration record
