Calculating Parenteral Medication Doses Chapter 11

Question 1

Components of a parenteral medication order:

Answer 1

Drug name
Drug dose
Route
Frequency of administration

Question 2

Single dose vial

Answer 2

do not contain preservatives and must be discarded after one use.

Question 3

Multi dose vial

Answer 3

contain a preservative and may be stored according to the manufacturer’s directions

Question 4

The most commonly used syringes for parenteral medication administration are the:

Answer 4

1 mL and 3 mL syringes

Question 5

When a multiple dose parenteral medication container is opened, it must be labeled with the following information for the next nurse.

Answer 5

• Date (when opened)
• Time (when opened)
• Initials of the nurse
• Discard (beyond-use) date

Question 6

Some drugs are supplied in units of measurement that do not convert to any other unit of measurement:

Answer 6

the parenteral medication heparin is measured in “units”.