General Medication Administration
These are 4 of the medication routes that are considered "parenteral"
What is IM, IV, SQ, ID
This is the conversion between liters to milliliters
What is 1 L = 1000 mL
These are the most common forms of oral medications
What are tablets, capsules, and liquids
These are the types of equipment used to measure and administer oral liquid medications
What are medicine cups, droppers, oral syringes, and calibrated spoons
These are the two most commonly used patient identifiers
What are name and date of birth
This type of tablet can be cut or broken when smaller doses are needed
What is a scored tablet
This is the position in which a drug label should face when pouring an oral suspension or elixir
What is towards the palm of the hand
What is 15 to 30 seconds
This is the equation used in the formula method of dosage calculations
What is D/H x Q or V
This type of medication cannot be chewed or crushed due to its coating to prevent gastrointestinal distress
What is enteric coated
This is the height/level at which the nurse and the container should be when liquid medications are being prepared
What is eye level
This is the name for the measurement lines on a syringe
What is calibration
This is the conversion from grams to micrograms
What is 1 g = 100,000 mcg
This needs to be checked prior to administration of medications via NGT to ensure proper placement
What is pH of stomach contents
This is the term for the process in which a nurse must complete if the total dose of a controlled substance is not administered
What is wasting
These are the 9 rights of medication administration
This is the conversion from 1 tablespoon to milliliters
This is the action in which the nurse should take if a sustained-release medication is ordered to be given via NGT
What is clarify with the prescriber
These are the 3 times/locations that medication checks are performed at minimum
What is prior to pulling the drug, while pulling the drug, and at the patient's bedside