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Pharm Lesson 4
The following are activities related to the key terms for the chapter.
Question | Answer |
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Conversion of units | Changing from one system of measurement to another |
Household system of measures | Any of the volumes represented by commonly used items as they are applied to administering medicines |
Medical abbreviations | Symbols used for medication orders |
Medication orders | The physician’s prescription for administration of a drug; contains six parts |
Metric system | International standard for weights and measures |
Telephone order (TO) | An order for treatment medication via the phone - Some agencies allow only certain health care practitioners to take telephone orders - All phone orders should be read back for accuracy and a physician must sign the order within 24h |