ACCURACY AND SAFETY IN DOSAGE CALCULATIONS

Course overview

IT IS YOUR PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY AS A NURSE TO ADMINISTER DRUGS IN THE CORRECT DOSE TO ACHIEVE THE DESIRED EFFECT. THE ABILITY TO CALCULATE DOSES CORRECTLY AND TO CONVERT FROM ONE COMMON MEASUREMENT SYSTEM TO ANOTHER IS ESSENTIAL FOR SAFE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE TASK OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION INCLUDES UNDERSTANDING THE FIVE RIGHTS AND INTERPRETING BOTH THE MEDICATION ORDER AND DRUG LABELS. IN THIS COURSE, YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO CALCULATE DOSES CORRECTLY, INTERPRET A MEDICATION ORDER, AND INTERPRET A DRUG LABEL. THESE SKILLS WILL BE CONSIDERED IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FIVE RIGHTS OF MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION. THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE INSTITUTE OF SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES HAVE IDENTIFIED MANY TYPES MEDICATION ORDERS THAT ARE PRONE TO MISINTERPRETATION AND ERROR AND ARE NOW LISTED ON A 'PROHIBITED ABBREVIATIONS' LIST. THESE MAY CHANGE OVER TIME, SO PLEASE ACCESS THIS LINK TO THE THE JOINT COMMISSION PAGES TO VIEW THE MOST CURRENT LIST OF THESE 'PROHIBITED' AND 'DO NOT USE' ABBREVIATIONS. HTTP://WWW.JOINTCOMMISSION.ORG/(62 MINUTES)