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Dosage Calc Mid-Term

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When do you round decimals?   show
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show NO. May cause overdose  
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show Draws attention to the decimal and avoids two potentially critical errors: missing the decimal or mistaking it for a number “1.”  
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Divisor   show
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Dividend   show
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Percent (%) means..   show
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What is a Ratio?   show
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show As a fraction With a colon  
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How does the Ratio 2 : 3 read?   show
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What is a Proportion?   show
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Adverse Drug Event (ADE)   show
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Drug Concentration (strength)   show
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show The federal agency responsible for ensuring the safety, efficacy, and security of drugs, biological products such as vaccines, medical devices, and more. FDA approves medications for specific uses and sale in the United States.  
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show Drug product that is comparable to a brand-name drug product in dosage form, strength, route of administration, quality and performance characteristics, and intended use.  
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High Alert Medication   show
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show A nonprofit, voluntary agency dedicated to educating the health care community and consumers about safe medication practices  
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Patent   show
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show an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury or the risk thereof. Serious injury specifically includes the loss of limb or function.  
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Unit Dose Packaging   show
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The Joint Commission   show
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Usual Dose   show
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Seven Patient Rights   show
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show Minimum of TWO patient identifiers  
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Name some patient identifiers   show
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show Bed number Room Number  
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What do you do when a patient refuses medication of is unable to tolerate the route ordered?   show
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Accurate and timely reporting and documentation in the patient medication record, as well as other records, is _________   show
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The nurse who prepares and administers the medication offers the last step in administration _________   show
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Medication form can affect _________.   show
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Medication forms   show
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Compress powder drugs   show
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Tablet with a dividing line   show
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show Scored tablet  
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Oval shaped tablets   show
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show Enteric Coated tablet  
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Soluble case—usually gelatin—that holds liquid or dry particles of the drug; can be hard or soft (softgels), in one piece or two pieces   show
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show ER - Extended Release SR - Slow Release CR - Controlled Release LA - Long Acting EL - Extra Long Acting CD - Controlled Dose  
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DS   show
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ES   show
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show Powders/granules  
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show It will accelerate their release into the body  
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Solid particles suspended in liquid that must be mixed well before administration   show
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Sweetened alcohol and water solutions   show
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Fats or oils suspended in a solution by an emulsifier   show
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Syrups or derived form of active drugs   show
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show Fluid Extract  
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Mixture in solids are fully dissolved   show
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show On level surface at eye level  
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Routes of Medication Administration   show
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Parenteral routes   show
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show Oral (PO) - swallowed by mouth Sublingual (SL) - dissolved under tongue Buccal (bucc) - dissolved in cheek Topical (top) - applied to skin Transdermal (skin) - for systemic effects (skin patches) Nasogastric (NG) - nose to stomach Inhalants Others  
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show Oral (PO) Intravenous (IV) Intramuscular (IM) Subcutaneous (Subcut)  
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When patient is discharged from the hospital, you should?   show
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show Generic drugs  
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What are the only differences permitted by the FDA between original and generic drug?   show
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What is included on drug labels?   show
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show Handwritten Faxed Entered in computer Verbal?  
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Medication orders must have:   show
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show Medication Incident Report  
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show A measure to reduce the high rate of medication errors upon transfers, admissions, and discharges  
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show 3  
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How many times difference is between a (g) and mg; mg and mcg?   show
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5 mL   show
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show 1 Tablespoon  
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30 mL   show
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240 mL   show
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1 L   show
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Pupil size: 1-2mm; possible strong reaction to light or opioid use   show
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show 10 mm  
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1 kg   show
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show 2.5 in  
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1 m   show
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1 pint   show
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1 gallon   show
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1 quart   show
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Milliequivalent (mEq)   show
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show 1/1000 of gram of substance dissolved in 1 L  
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show 1/1000 of a gram of substance dissolved in 1 mL  
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show Schedule I Schedule II Schedule III Schedule IV Schedule V  
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Highest potential for abuse and no medical use (heroin)   show
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High potential for abuse and have medical use with severe restrictions; potential for severe dependence (morphine, hydrocodone, amphetamines)   show
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show Schedule III  
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show Schedule IV  
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show Schedule V  
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A set of graduations on a scale to indicate values   show
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show fluid resistance  
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“under the skin,” a “hypodermic” is an injection that delivers medication under the skin to the intradermal, subcutaneous, muscular, and intravenous layers.   show
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show Units  
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show Volume of medication to be administered Calibrations on syringe Route to be administered Viscosity of medication (thicker the med, larger the syringe barrel needed)  
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show Plunger Rubber stopper Barrel Tip (Hub)  
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Needle parts:   show
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show Patient size Location to be administered Skin condition Muscle development Type and viscosity of medication Equipment available  
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show Seated or lying down to prevent injury  
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