Question

Abbreviations and Systems of Measurement.

Answer 1

There are 6 parts of medications while administrating to a patient are: date,patient name,name of the medication,dose of the drug,route of administration and time of administration and freaquency.

SYSTEMS OF MEASUREMENTS: 1) Apothecary systems-used for writing medication orders .

2)Household system-used for prescribing the medicine for a patient at home.

3)Metric System-used for the present time of prescribed medicine.

4)Telephonic order- prescribes the medicine in telephone

5)Medication orders -which has to be written by the physician and has to be signed.

6)Patient education-explain the patient usage of the drug,dose and preparation and why we are giving that drug and for what we are giving and also explain the side effects of the drug .

ABBREVIATIONS AND THEIR MEANINGS:-

• a = before
• ac = before meals
• ad lib = as desired
• AM = morning
• bid = twice a day
• tid = thrice a day
• c = cup
• cm = centimeter
• dc = dicontinue
• fl = fluid
• gal = gallons
• gm = gram
• gtt = drop
• hr = hour
• IM = intramuscular
• IV = intavenous
• INJ. = injection
• kg = kilogram
• mEq =milliequivalent
• mcg = microgram
• mg = milligram
• ml = milliliter
• noc = night
• NPO = nothing per mouth
• OTC = over the counter
• p = after
• pc = after meals
• PM = afternoon
• PO = by mouth
• PRN = as needed
• pt = pint
• qh = every hour
• QNS = quantity not sufficient
• R = rectal
• stat = immediate and once only
• tab = tablet
• TO = telephonic order
• VO = verbal order