Dosage Calculations: Module 1

Military Time

100

1200

12pm or Noon

200

0756

7:56 am

300

11:30 am

1130

400

Midnight (12am)

0000 or 2400

500

5:56pm

1756

To Round or Not to Round

100

0.5678 mL

0.57 mL

200

1.849mL

1.8 mL

300

146.53kg

146.5 kg

400

2.7599 mL

2.8mL

500

0.6719 mL

9.224 mL

0.67 mL

9.2 mL

What does it mean?

100

po

by mouth

200

kg

kilogram

300

q8H

every 8 hours

400

mcg

Microgram

500

subcut

subcutaneous

What's Missing?

100

0.5 mL IM, Stat

Drug

200

Tylenol 500mg q6H

Route

300

Warfarin 2.5mg PO

Frequency or Timing

400

Lorazepam IV PRN

Dose

500

Cyclobenzaprine 5mg PO q8H

Nothing; complete order

Interpretation

100

Tylenol 500mg PO q6H

Administer Tylenol 500 milligrams by mouth every 6 hours

200

Warfarin 2.5mg PO bid

Administer Warfarin 2.5 milligrams by mouth twice a day

300

Influenza vaccine 0.5mL IM STAT

Administer Influenza vaccine 0.5 milliliters, intramuscular, Immediately

400

Administer Ibuprofen 600 milligrams by mouth every 8 hours

Ibuprofen 600mg PO q8H

500

Administer ondansetron 4 milligrams intravenously every 6 hours as needed

Ondansetron 4mg IV q6H PRN