University:
California State University, East Bay
Course:
NURS 3406 | Care of Clients with Psychiatric/Mental Health Needs
Academic year:

2020
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276

Pages:

2
Author:

Alma Hester

Dosage Calculation and Safe Medication Administration Oral Medications Forms of solid medications Tablet Enteric-coated tablet Troche Capsule Caplet Routes for solid oral medications Swallowed Sublingual Buccal Dissolved in mouth Tablets that can be divided Scored tablets Client instructions when administering a troche Instruct client not to drink or eat for 5 min before administering or for 5 minutes after troche has fully dissolved. Client should allow troche to completely dissolve in the mouth. Common prescription abbreviations Bid Twice per day Tid Three times per day Qid Four times per day Q (for example, Every (every 8 q8h) hours) PRN As needed IM Intramuscular IV Intravenous IVP Intravenous Push IVPB Intravenous piggy back KVO Keep vein open Subcut Subcutaneously SL Sublingual PO By mouth NPO Nothing by mouth Susp Suspension Pc After meals Ac Before meals Measurement Equivalents Metric Household 5mL 1tsp 15 mL 1 Tbsp 30 mL 2 Tbsp 240 mL 480 mL 1 cup 2 cups or 1 pint 2 pints or 1 qt 960 mL Apothecary 1 dram ½ oz (3/4 dram) 1 oz (8 dram) 8 oz 16 oz 32 oz NCLEX Style Questions 1. A nurse is preparing to administer fluoxetine 35 mg PO daily. Available is fluoxetine solution 20 mg/5mL. How many mL should the nurse administer daily? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth. Use a leading a zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero) How to do this: HAVE DESIRED -------=. -------------QUANTITY X 4. A nurse is preparing to administer quinapril 40 mg PO daily. Available is quinapril 20 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer daily? 20 mg 40 mg --------- = ----------- = 2 tablets 1 tablet. X tablets 5. A nurse is preparing to administer methadone 2.5 mg PO every 8 hr. Available is methadone 5 mg tablets. How many tablets should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest tenth) 5 mg 2.5 mg -------= ----------1 tablet x tablets 2.5 mg x 1 tablet / 5 mg = 0.5 tablet 20 mg ----------5 mL 35 mg =. -----------X X = 8.75  ROUND TO 8.8 2. A nurse is preparing to administer hydromorphone 4 mg PO every 4 hr PRN for pain. Available is hydromorphone oral liquid 1 mg/1 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero). 4 mL (SAME PROCESS AS ABOVE) 3. A nurse is preparing to administer potassium chloride 15 mEq PO every 12 hrs. Avaialbe is potassium chloride liquid 20 mEq/15 mL. How many mL should the nurse administer per dose? (Round the answer to the nearest whole number. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero). 20 mEq. --------15 mL 15 mEq =. ---------x mL 15 mEq x 15 mL = 125/20 = 11.25 mL