Drug Calculation Lecture 1: Abbreviations and Principles
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Drug Calculation Lecture 1: Abbreviations and Principles

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What are the rights of safe and accurate medication preparation and administration?

  • Right patient, right medication for the right illness, right dose, right time, right frequency, right to refuse, right education, right documentation
  • Right patient, right drug for the right reason, right amount, right route, right site, right date and time, right frequency, right to refuse, right education, right documentation (correct)
  • Correct patient identification, correct medication for the correct diagnosis, correct quantity, correct method of administration, correct location, correct date and time of administration, correct frequency of administration, patient's right to reject medication, provision of correct education, accurate documentation
  • Right person, right medication for the right condition, right dosage, right method, right location, right date and time, right frequency, right to deny, proper education, proper recording
  • What is the responsibility of the nurse regarding medication orders?

  • Decipher the order; Prepare a guess of the prescribed medication dosage; Validate the patient's identity; Administer an estimated dosage by any route at irregular time intervals for any reason
  • Analyze the order; Prepare an approximate dosage of the prescribed medication; Verify the patient's identity; Administer a suitable dosage by any route at any time intervals for any reason
  • Understand the order; Prepare a rough estimate of the prescribed medication dosage; Confirm the patient's identity; Administer a similar dosage by a different route at irregular time intervals for any reason
  • Interpret the order; Prepare the exact dosage of the prescribed medication; Identify the patient; Administer the proper dosage by the prescribed route at the prescribed time intervals for the right reason (correct)
  • What is included in the learning objectives related to medical abbreviations?

  • Understanding complex medical abbreviations and interpreting advanced medical abbreviations for medication drug administration
  • Recognizing uncommon medical abbreviations and interpreting non-standard medical abbreviations for medication drug administration
  • Identifying common medical abbreviations and interpreting standard medical abbreviations for medication drug administration (correct)
  • Memorizing all medical abbreviations and interpreting various medical abbreviations for medication drug administration
  • What is emphasized as part of drug administration safety and errors?

    <p>Interpreting medication orders and administration records; Solving various medication calculation queries using mathematics review</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the prescription or medication order convey?

    <p>The therapeutic drug plan for the patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

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