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    This document provides information on medication administration in nursing including: 1. Abbreviations used in medication orders and their meanings. 2. Systems of measurement for medications including apothecary, metric, and household. 3. Common chart forms used for documenting medication administration and patient information.

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    This document provides information on medication administration in nursing including: 1. Abbreviations used in medication orders and their meanings. 2. Systems of measurement for medications including apothecary, metric, and household. 3. Common chart forms used for documenting medication administration and patient information.

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    This document provides information on medication administration in nursing including: 1. Abbreviations used in medication orders and their meanings. 2. Systems of measurement for medications including apothecary, metric, and household. 3. Common chart forms used for documenting medication administration and patient information.

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    This document provides information on medication administration in nursing including: 1. Abbreviations used in medication orders and their meanings. 2. Systems of measurement for medications including apothecary, metric, and household. 3. Common chart forms used for documenting medication administration and patient information.

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    NUR81013, 

    NUR81014:  Applied  Pharmacology  in 


    TID  ter in die  thrice a day 
    Nursing,  Care  of  Mother,  Child  at  Risk  or  With 
    Problems (Acute and Chronic)  QID  quarter in die  4x a day 
     
    ODHS  omne in die  once a day 
    Medication Measurement 
      hora somni  hours of sleep 
    Apothecary and Metric Equivalencies 
    QH/Q​O  quaque hora  every hour 
    1 ounce  30 ml  1 ml  15-20 gtts 
    PRN  pro re nata  as needed 
    1 dram  4 ml  1 inch  2.54 cms 
    stat  statim  immediately 
    1 grain  60 mg  1 foot  12 inches 
    a.c.  ante cibum  before meals 
    1 kg  2.2 lbs  1 gram  1,000 mg 
    p.c.  post cibum  after meals 
    1 lb  454  1 kg  1,000 
    c.c.  cum cibum  with meals 
    grams  grams 
    OD  oculus dexter  right eye 
    1 gtt  4 mcgtts  1 tsp  5 ml 
    OS  oculus  left eye 
    1 glass  240 ml  1 tbsp  15 ml 
    sinister 
    ● Metric System 
    - Most widely used  OU  oculus  both eyes 
    - Based  on  decimal  systems;  mgs,  grams,  uterque 
    kgs 
    AD  auris dextra  right ear 
    ● Apothecary System 
    - a  very  old  system  used  by  apothecaries  AS  auris sinistra  left ear 
    or pharmacists 
    - uses  minim  (basic  unit  of  liquid  AU  auris uterque  both ears 
    measure); pints, quarts, gallons 
    gtts  gutta   drops 
    - grain (basic unit of solid measure) 
    ● Household system  c̅  cum  with 
    - measuring system found in recipe books 
    ● Avoirdupois system  s̅  sine  without 
    - older  system  used  by  pharmacists  to 
    p.o.  per os  by mouth 
    compound medications; pounds, ounces 
      NPO  nil per os  nothing by 
    Medication Abbreviations  mouth 
     
    Abbreviations  Latin Origin  Meaning  IVP    intravenous 
    push 
    OD  omne in die  once a day 
    IVPB    Intravenous 
    BID  bis in die  twice a day  piggyback 
     
    RTC    round the 
    ● Intravenous Fluid Sheet 
    clock 

     
    Medication Orders 
     
    Chart Forms 
    *Considered  important  chart  forms:  Standing, 
    Medication and Physician’s Order Sheet 
     
     
    ● Standing Order Sheet 
    ● Blood and Blood Component Sheet 

       
    ● Vital Signs (TPR) Sheet  ● Physician’s Order Sheet 

       
    ● Fluid Intake and Output Sheet  ● Medication and Treatment Sheet 

       
       
       
       
     
    JCCV
       
    ● Nurse’s Notes  ● Consent for Procedures Sheet 

       
    ● Laboratory Report  ● Safe Medication Administration Checklist 

     
     
    ● Patient Data Sheet 
    ● Diabetes Monitoring Sheet 

     
     
     
    ● Consent for Operation Sheet 
    ● Standing  Order  -  a  pre-written  medication 
    order  and  specified  instructions  from  a 
    doctor  to  administer  a  medication  to  a 
    person  in  clearly defined circumstances; one 
    that  is  carried  out  as  specified  until  it  is 
    canceled by another order 
    ● Single  order  -  refers  to  medications  to  be 
    administered  at  once  at  specified  time;  the 
      directive is carried out only once 
       
       
       
       

    JCCV
      5. Time and Frequency 
    Medication Orders  6. Documentation 
       7. History and Assessment 
    Frequency  Color  Standard  8. Drug Approach and Right to Refuse 
    Time (USTH)  9. Drug-drug Interaction and Evaluation 
    10. Education and Information 
    OD/Q24H  orange  9am   

    BID  blue  9am-6pm  Medication Preparations 


    ● Capsules 
    TID  white  9am-1pm-  ● Tablets 
    6pm  ● Suppositories 
    ● Lozenges 
    QID  blue  9am-1pm- 
    ● Syrups 
    5pm-9pm 
    ● Suspensions 
    ODHS  yellow   9pm  ● Transdermal Patch 
    ● Aerosol Solution 
    Q4H/Q8H  yellow    ● Aerosol Sprays 
    ● Ointments 
    Q3H/Q6H/  pink   
    ● Parenteral Drugs from Ampules 
    Q12H 
    ● Parenteral Drugs from Vials 
    QH/Q2H/PRN/ green    ● Syringes 
    STAT  ● Volume Controlled Set (Soluset) 
    ● Microset 
    ● Macroset 
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
       
    10 Rights of Drug Administration   
     
    1. Right Drug 
     
    2. Right Patient 
     
    3. Right Dose 
     
    4. Right Route 
     
    JCCV
    Medication Computations 
     

    JCCV

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