ABBREVIATIONS
1000 mL
WHAT IS 1 LITER?
ii TABS PO BID PRN X10 DAYS
WHAT IS 2 TABLETS TWO TIME PER DAY WHEN NECESSARY FOR 10 DAYS?
WHEN CHF CAUSES EDEMA, ESPECIALLY IN THE DEPENDENT LIMBS, THE DOCTOR WILL COMMONLY PRESCRIBE THIS MEDICATION.
WHAT IS FUROSEMIDE, TORSEMIDE, LASIX (BRAND NAME)
DRUGS THAT END IN "IDE" ARE USUALLY DIURETICS AND THERE ARE ALWAYS EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT WAY TO IDENTIFY THE RESIDENT, PATIENT, OR CLIENT?
WHAT IS TWO FORMS OF ID?
THIS NEEDS TO BE CHECKED BEFORE ADMINISTERING FAST-ACTING OR INTERMEDIATE- ACTING INSULIN.
WHAT IS CHECK BLOOD GLUCOSE LEVEL VIA FINGER STICK OR READING THE FREESTYLE LIBRE.
MDI
What is metered dose inhaler?
ii tabs po prn X10 days
What is 2 tablets by mouth as needed for 10 days.
A PERSON WHO HAS PERIODIC ANGINA MAY BE PRESCRIBED THIS MEDICATION TO USE AS NECESSARY.
WHAT IS NITROGLYCERIN?
THE NURSE MUST VERIFY ALL TELEPHONE ORDERS/VOICE ORDERS BY DOING THIS.
WHAT IS READ BACK THE ORDER TO VERIFY?
MEDICATIONS THAT ARE GIVEN ORALLY.
WHAT ARE TABLETS, CAPSULES, LIQUIDS?
ASA
What is Aspirin (Acetylsalicylic acid)?
3GM=______MG
WHAT IS 3000?
THIS IS NOT A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE- MARIJUANA, VALIUM, BENADRYL, CODEINE.
WHAT IS BENADRYL?
THE NURSE MUST DO THIS BEFORE MEDS CAN BE ENTERED ON THE MAR.
WHAT IS COMPLETE AND CLEAR DRUG ORDERS?
THESE ARE DIFFERENT WAYS TO INJECT A MEDICATION.
WHAT ARE INTRADERMALLY, SUBCUTANEOUSLY, INTRAMUSCULARLY, AND INTRAVENEOUSLY?
MCG
What is microgram?
ABBEVIATION FOR 2X/DAY.
WHAT IS BID?
THIS SCHEDULE OF DRUGS HAS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR ABUSE, AND IS NOT USED FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES IN THE US.
WHAT IS SCHEDULE I?
THESE THINGS NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED ON ALL MEDS.
WHAT IS WHEN, WHERE, AND HOW MUCH?
ABUTEROL IS GIVEN THIS WAY.
WHAT IS INHALATION?
GTT(S)
WHAT IS THE ABBREVIATION FOR DROP(S)?
THIS ABBREVIATION MEANS "WITH."
C WITH A LINE OVER IT.
WHEN THE AMOUNT OF A DRUG INGESTED PRODUCES HARMFUL EFFECTS RATHER THAN THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT.
WHAT IS TOXIC DOSE?
THIS NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE ADMINISTERING DIGOXIN.
WHAT IS, THE PARAMETERS FOR PULSE RATE MUST BE MET BY TAKING AN APICAL PULSE?
THIS IS THE TIME IT TAKES FOR HALF OF THE MEDICINE TO BE METABOLIZED IN THE BODY.
WHAT IS HALF-LIFE?