med dosage Flashcards
a
before
p
after
c
with
s
without
ac
before meals
pc
after meals
ad lib
give as desired (fluids and activity)
bid
twice a day
tid
3 times a day
qid
four times a day
on call
give med when xray department/operating room calls for patient
prn
as needed
1
each, every
qh
every hour
q2h
every two hours
q4h
every four hours
qhs
every night at bedtime
stat
immediately and 1 dose only
NO abbreviation for:
write whole word
- Unit
- International unit
- Daily
- every other day
- decimal point 2mg or 0.2mg
- Morphine sulfate
- Magnesium sulfate
SYMBOLS NO ABBREVIATION
- greater/less than
- Drug names written in full
- metric units
- at (NO@)
- ml or mililiters
- mcg or micrograms
Military clock
Midnight: 2400
1:00AM= 0100
Noon: 1200
7 Basic rights
- Right patient
- Right drug- name it out loud to patient
- Right dose- Must be prepared as ordered
- Right time- within 30 min of prescribed time
- Right route- compared order with fine print
- Right documentation- Document soon after giving med
- Right to refuse treatment- report & document the refusal and the reason
SDR
safe dose range
Calibrated medicine cup/syringe
HAS TO BE ACCURATE// measure small dose with syringe
SL
sublingual
sol
solution
IM
intramuscular
NKDA
no known drug allergies
NKA
no known allergies
DS
double strenght
elix
elixir
PO
oral, by mouth
NPO
nothing by mouth
MAR
medication administration record
