Why should the concentration of a medication be carefully checked on the medication vial or ampule?
The concentration of the medicine on tha ampule and vail should be checked properly to avoid any undesired effect which may be due to overdosing or underdosing the medicine to patients.
to administer the proper prescribed dose to patients to see the most adequate effects it’s necessary to check the drug concentration carefully.
To avoid toxicity
for adequate therapeutic effect.
some drugs if given on high dose become lethal for the patients.
to avoid various adverse effects and f drugs like nephrotocicity , neurotoxicity
Why should the concentration of a medication be carefully checked on the medication vial or ampule?
A medication vial holds 7 ml of medication. if 1.4 ml are withdrawal from the vial, how much is left in the vial.
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nurse is preparing a medication from a vial for a subcutaneous
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nurse take.
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The nurse is reconstituting a 1000 mg vial of powdered medication. The instructions for the reconsitution are as follows: add 4.6 mL of Sterile Water for Injection to the powder and shake well. Resulting concentration is 500 mg per 2.5 mL. The nurse is to administer 250 mg IV to the patient. Which of the following is the correct dosage strength of the mixed medication? a. 1 g / 2.5 mL b. 1 g/ 4.6 ml c. 500 mg/ 2.5...
A vial Lanoxin (diaoxin) pediatric elixir has a concentration of 50 mcg (0.05 mg) per mL. Which volume of the medication is equal to a dose of 0.015 mg?
14. A 20-mL vial contains 50 mg/mL. What is the total weight of the medication in the vial in grams? What is the percentage strength of the medication?
The physician orders Medication B 80 mg IM now. The vial of Medication B contains 50 mg /mL. How many mL will the nurse prepare to administer?
9. Vistaril is available in a vial labeled 40 mg in 1 mL. 0.1 g of Vistaril has been prescribed IM. How many mL should you withdraw from the vial in preparing to administer the drug? 10. You have available an ampule of Nitrostat labeled 250 mg in 1 cc. 0.4 g of Nitrostat has been prescribed by the physician IV. What volume of drug will you prepare? 11. The physician has prescribed 0.075 g of Clinoril po. The Clinoril...
Why should closed-loop medication administration (CLMA) technologies be the last defense to medication errors in the delivery of optimum patient care and safety?
The physician prescribed 4 mg IM of a medication. The medication is available as a powder in a 50 mg vial. Reconstitute it with 5.0 ml of water. Solution concentration yields 10 mg per ml. How many mls do you give?
The nurse is reading a medication label for a 1-g vial of cefazolin for injection. The instructions say to add 2.5 mL sterile water and shake well before administering. This results in 3 mL (330 mg/mL). What does the nurse know is the amount of the solute?