CHAPTER 7: reconstitution of medications

which conversion is most commonly used in medication problems?

1000 mg=1 g

which of the following statements can lead to medication calculation errors?

it is acceptable to use household teaspoons and tablespoons to measure liquids

most plastic medication cups have the following milliliter calibrations

multiples of 5

the usual adult dose for oral liquid medications is measured to the

nearest tenth of a milliliter

if a liquid oral medication order calls for 7.5 mL, how will the nurse prepare it?

pour at eye level to 5 mL and add 2.5 mL with a needless syringe

if a liquid oral medication order calls for 13 mL, how will the nurse prepare it?

pour to 10 mL at eye level and add 3 mL with needleless syringe

if a drug label states 250 ml per 5 mL, which of the following statements would be correct?

the medicine has a concentration of 250 mg of drug in each 5 mL of solution

Displacement

the volume after reconstitution exceeds the amount of liquid diluent added

an order calls for a wound irrigation with 120 mL of a mixture of hydrogen peroxide solution and sterile normal saline at a 1:1 ratio, followed by a normal saline rinse. how many mL of hydrogen peroxide will be used?

60

one way to detect major errors in the dose calculations is to

estimate the answer