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