Medication Maths

Question 1

What is a medication error?

Answer 1

a preventable event that may cause or lead to inappropriate medication use or patient
harm while the medication is in control of the health care professional, patient, or
consumer’

*remember it is a type of ADR

Question 2

What are the 10 R’s to Drug administration

Answer 2

• Right PT
• Right Drug
• Right Dose
• Right Time
• Right Route
• Right Documentation
• Right to refuse
• Right Assessment
• Right Education
• Right Evaluation

Question 3

Dosage Calculation

Answer 3

What you want/What you’ve got = number of tablets

Question 4

Dosage calculation in liquid form

Answer 4

(what you want/what you’ve got) x volume its in = volume needed

Question 5

IV Drip Rate

Answer 5

Volume in mls/duration in hours (IF IN MINS DIVIDE BY 60)