Oral Medications
abbreviation of this route
PO
Main IV line
Primary
Need 500mg; Have 1g tablets
0.5 tablet
Too much medication
Overdose
Two things need to know with IVP meds
to split it must be
SCORED
Line to hang piggybank
Secondary
Need 300mg; Have 1g per mL
0.3mL
Acronym for assessing IV site
PERT
Flush amount with peripheral meds
3-5mL
Don't crush me
Enteric-coated
Special tubing used with pump
Alaris
Need 2g; Have 1000mg per 5mL
10mL
Cool, painful, edematous
Saline
I have a powder or granules inside
Capsule
no pump available, hang by
gravity
220lbs; but need kg
100kg
Red, painful, streaking
Phlebitis
Not compatible needs this kind of sandwich
Saline
Buccal meds placed here
Cheek
Calculations that pumps only know
Need 1000mcg; have 1mg tablets
1 tablet
Medication leaks outside of the vein
extravasation
Must be checked when removing IV
Intact Angiocath