1. Order: Compazine 10 mg, PO, qid. Using the following drug label, how many tablet(s) would you give per dose? Answer 2 2. A patient is to receive lidocaine hydrochloride (Xylocaine) 100 mg as an intravenous bolus. The Xylocaine is labeled 20 mg/mL. How many milliliters should be administered? Answer 5 3. Medication order: Nafcillin 0.5 G, IM, q6h. Drug available: 2 g Nafcillin Sodium for injection, USP. How many milliliters of Nafcillin would you give per dose? Answer 2 ...

(BOOK) DRUG CALCULATIONS FOR NURSES A STEPBY-STEP APPROACH 3RD Edition By ROBERT LAPHAM. Drug treatments given to patients in hospital are becoming increasingly complex. Sometimes, these treatment regimes involve potent and, at times, new and novel drugs. Many of these drugs are toxic or possibly fatal if administered incorrectly or in overdose. It is therefore very important to be able to carry out drug calculations correctly so as not to put the patient at risk. In current nursing practi...

DRUG CALCULATIONS FOR NURSES A STEPBY-STEP APPROACH 3RD Edition By ROBERT LAPHAM. PROMOTING THE SAFER USE OF INJECTABLE MEDICINES The risks associated with using injectable medicines in clinical areas have been recognized and well known for some time. Evidence indicates that the incidence of errors in prescribing, preparing and administering injectable medicines is higher than for other forms of medicine. As a consequence the National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) issued safety alert 20: Pr...

DRUG CALCULATIONS FOR NURSES A STEPBY-STEP APPROACH 3RD Edition By ROBERT LAPHAM. Drug treatments given to patients in hospital are becoming increasingly complex. Sometimes, these treatment regimes involve potent and, at times, new and novel drugs. Many of these drugs are toxic or possibly fatal if administered incorrectly or in overdose. It is therefore very important to be able to carry out drug calculations correctly so as not to put the patient at risk. In current nursing practice,the ...