Conversions
1 cubic centimeter is equivalent to
What is 1 millimeter?
A document that needs to be taken to the doctors office visit with every individual
What is a PO?
PHYSICIAN ORDER
those medications taken by mouth
What is ORAL?
What is Omission?
Mr. Jones is currently taking 250mg tablets of TEGOPEN Daily. After his last office visit DR. Lampkin increased the dose to 500mg Daily. The pharmacy sent a bag of 250mg TEGOPEN. The number of tablets daily increased to
What is 2 tablet?
1 teaspoon is equal to
What is 5cc or 5ml?
A document that is required in order to prove that you administered a medication
What is a MAR?
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Drugs applied to the skin or mucous membrane
What is Topical?
When a medication is given to a person for whom it was not prescribed
What is the wrong person?
What is 4 tablets?
1 ounce is equal to
What is 30 cc or 30 ml?
a medication that has been prescribed by a physician and an individual can request when they need or want it.
What is PRN?
as needed
A drug suspended in glycerinated gelatin or cocoa butter that melts at body temperature
What is a Suppository?
when the medication is given at a time other than prescribed, eg. 5pm instead of 8pm
What is wrong time?
The order reads Dilantin suspension 250mg po TID. The bottle reads Dilantin 125mg per 5ml (125mg/5ml). You should give, in ml's when
What is 10ml's three times day?
1 Tablespoon is equal to
15 cc or 15ml
a medication that is given twice a day
What is BID?
Drug dissolved in water, sugar, and flavoring
What is a syrup?
When a medication other than what was prescribed is given
What is wrong medication?
The order reads Valium 8mg QID. The label reads Valium 4 mg. You should give
What is 2 tablets, four times a day?
What is 1000mg?
a set of numbers required by some physicians prior to administering medications, may include blood pressure, temperature, pulse and respirations
What are vital signs?
a tablet with a special heavy coating that will not be dissolved by gastric juices in the stomach, they are dissolved further down the GI tract. DO NOT CRUSH
What is Enteric Coated?
When a medication is given, but there is no physician order for that medication to be given
What is no Physician order?
Hannah is to receive 5mg of melatonin before bedtime. The tablets from the pharmacy are scored and has an indentation, but are 10mg. You should give
What is .5 or 1/2 tablet?