Ch. 3

Question 1

What is the best method of error detection?

Answer 1

The manual redundancy system.

Question 2

What is the manual redundancy system?

Answer 2

This is a system in which each person in the process of medication prescription and delivery checks the drug dosage for accuracy. Nurses use this system when they preform the “5 rights and 3 checks” to catch a potential error in drug administered.

Question 3

It has been estimated that 1 in ______ hospital deaths occur each year in the United States owing to mistakes made specifically while calculating a drug dosage.

Answer 3

10,000

Question 4

What three specific items are needed to administer a drug

Answer 4

The name, form, and dosage strength.

Question 5

__% of potential dose calculation errors are found during manual redundancy checks

Answer 5

95%

Question 6

Trade name

Answer 6

The trade name is usually capitalized, written first on the label, and identified by the registration symbol.

Question 7

Generic name

Answer 7

The generic name is written in smaller print, often in parentheses, and usually located under the trade name.

Question 8

Dosage strength

Answer 8

The dosage strength is used to calculate the number of tablets or the amount of solution to administer

Question 9

When the dose orders by the primary health care provider(dose desired) is written in the same measurement as the dose on the drug container(dose in hand) (e.g. they are both milligrams), then these two figures may be inserted into the formula without changes.

Question 10

3 teaspoons =

Answer 10

1 table spoon

Question 11

2 tablespoons =

Answer 11

1 ounce

Question 12

2 pints =

Answer 12

1 quart

Question 13

4 quarts =

Answer 13

1 gallon

Question 14

What are the three systems of measurement often associated with drug dosing?

Answer 14

The metric system, the apothecary system, and the household measurements.

Question 15

The gram is a unit of what?

Answer 15

Weight

Question 16

The liter is the unit of what?

Answer 16

Volume

Question 17

The meter is the unit of what?

Answer 17

Length

Question 18

1 kilograms =

Answer 18

1000 grams

Question 19

1 gram =

Answer 19

1000 milligrams

Question 20

1 milligram =

Answer 20

1000 micrograms

Question 21

Errors are frequently problems when zeros are involved. When there is no number to the left of the decimal a zero is written, for example, 0.25. Although I’m general mathematics the zero may not be required, it should be used in the writing of all drug doses. Use of zero lessons the chance of drug errors, especially when the dose of the drug is hurriedly written and the decimal point is in distinct.

Question 22

Examples of how solutions may be labeled include:

Answer 22

10mg/mL
5mg/teaspoon

Question 23

Drugs for parenteral use must be in liquid form before they are administered

Question 24

Parenteral drugs may be available in the following forms

Answer 24

1. As a liquid in disposable cartridges or syringes that contain a specific amount of a drug in a specific volume
2. In ampules or vials containing a specific amount of the liquid form of the drug in a specific volume.
3. In ampules or vials that contain powder or crystals, to which a liquid(called a diluent) must be added before the drug can be removed from the vial and administered. Vials may be single dose or multidose vials

Question 25

If the drug is in liquid form in an ampule or vial, the desired amount is withdrawn from the ampule or vial. In some instances, the entire amount is used; in others, only part of the total amount is withdrawn from the ampule or vial and administered.

Question 26

Dimensional Ana is the method to perform calculations where the focus is on the elimination of the units of measure, thereby eliminating the need to memorize equations.

Question 27

2.2 lbs =

Answer 27

1kg