What Does It Matter?
This is changing the amount of medication from one measuring system to another.
What is Converting?
In the metric system, length is measured in this. (Name 3)
What is Millimeter (mm), Centimeter (cm), Meter and Kilometer (km)?
The number of pounds in a kilogram.
What is 2.2 lbs.?
A poisoning effect.
What is Toxicity?
Medication Aides (MAs) should understand calculations and conversions, even though they cannot perform them for this reason.
What is to Detect Potential Errors?
These are the2 most commonly used systems to describe medication dosage.
What is Metric System and Household Measurements?
In household system weight is measured in this.
What is Ounce (oz.) and Pounds (lbs.)?
The number of teaspoons in 20 ml.
What is 4 teaspoons?
The lowest dose of medication that has a desired effect on a patient.
What is Therapeutic Dose?
The reason why metric measurements are used in healthcare settings.
What is they are More Precise?
This is the standard measurement system for medical fields in the US, including pharmacies.
What is the Metric System?
In the metric system, liquids (volume) are measured in this. (Name 2)
What is Milliliters (ml) and Liters (L)?
The amount of ounces in 240 ml
What is 8 fluid ounces?
The gap between the highest safe dose of a medication and the lowest therapeutic dose is very slim which is called this.
What is Narrow Therapeutic Window?
The most important reason to NOT use household spoons for liquid medication administration.
What is Variation in Sizes? (This leads to inaccurate dosing)
This system of measurement may be used when administering medications in some settings.
What is Household Measurement?
In household system, length is measured in this.
What is Inches (in.), Feet (ft.), Yards (yd.), and Miles (mi.)?
The number of pints in 960 ml.
What is 2 pints?
These people are often the first line of defense against medication errors in long-term care facilities.
What is Medication Aides?
If you weigh 150 lbs., your weight in kilograms (kg) would be this (whole numbers)
What is 68 kg?
Labels on these may list dosages in both household and metric measurements
What is OTC Medication?
In metric system, weight is measured in this. (Name 4)
What is Microgram (mcg), Milligram (mg), Gram (g) and Kilogram (kg)
The number of drops in 5 ml.
What is 60 drops (gtt)?
Tests performed while developing a new medication.
What are Clinical Trials?
Order for Ibuprofen 400mg
Medication dosage is in liquid form and contains 50mg/1.25ml
The MA will give this much medication in liquid form
What is 10 ml?