Clonazepam drops 2.5mg/1ml, (1 drop/0.1mg) are dispensed for your service user, who is precibed Clonazepam 0.5mg bd. How many drops would you administer?
HELP with this quesion: When you give night time medication to a patient recently transferred from the medical unit, you notice 10mg oxcontin has been missed off the prescription. What do you do
a) do nothing, oxycontin not prescribed therfore ot an issue
b) Ring nurse manger and ask advice
c) Ring on-call doc qnd get verbal order
d) Get on call doc to chart oxycontin
d) document no oxycontin avail. Ask morning staff to make sure oxycontin is prescribed in the morning
HELP with this quesion: When you give night time medication to a patient recently transferred from the medical unit, you notice 10mg oxcontin has been missed off the prescription. What do you do
a) do nothing, oxycontin not prescribed therfore ot an issue
b) Ring nurse manger and ask advice
c) Ring on-call doc qnd get verbal order
d) Get on call doc to chart oxycontin
d) document no oxycontin avail. Ask morning staff to make sure oxycontin is prescribed in the morning
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You would give 5 drops.0.1 x 5=0.5
The other situation would depend on the pt and the facility.Has the MD ordered something else for pain? Is pain an issue for the patient? Is the MD trying to wean them off narcs? What time of day is it? If it's 3 am don't call the doc.
The other situation would depend on the pt and the facility.Has the MD ordered something else for pain? Is pain an issue for the patient? Is the MD trying to wean them off narcs? What time of day is it? If it's 3 am don't call the doc.
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5 drops