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Pharmacology Week 2
Question | Answer |
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A nurse is administering a drug that is categorized as schedule IV? The nurse understands that this means the drug: | has acceptable medical applications with low potential for abuse. |
5 rights of medication administration | Right Pt, Right Medication, Right Dose, Right Route, and Right Time |
micro = milli = centi = kilo = | 0.000001 or one millionth 0.001 or one thousandth 0.01 or one hundredth 1000 or one thousand |
1kg | 2.2 lbs = 1000 grams of 1 kg |
Fahrenheit to Celcius | F to C -32 /1.8 |
Celcius to Fahrenheit | C to F *1.8+32 |
A patient who was prescribed an oral medication to be taken 4 times a day returns to the clinic for a follow-up visit. The patient tells the nurse that he forgets to take two or three doses of the medication each day. What is the most appropriate acgtion | Re-educating the patient about the medication and how it should be taken​ |
37 Degrees Celcius is the same as what in Fahrenheit | 37 x 1.8 = 66.6 + 32 = 98.6 |
convert 3.5 grams to milligrams | grams are bigger 3.5 x 1000 = 3500 |
convert 0.4mg to micrograms | 0.4 mg x 1000micrograms = 400mcg |
convert 0.75 L to milliliters | 0.75 x 1000 = 750ml |
convert 50 ml to microliters | 50 x 1000 = 50,000 microliters |
convert 170 pounds to kilograms | 170 lbs / 2.2 = 77.27 kg |
400 grams is the same as how many kilograms? | 400 /1000 = 0.4 kg |
Convert 12 ml to tsp | 12/5 = 2.5 tsp |
2.5 hours equals how many minutes? | 2.5 x 60 = 150 minutes |