DOSAGE CALCULATION OF ENTERAL MEDICATIONS

Course overview

FOR MEDICATIONS TO ENTER THE BLOODSTREAM VIA THE GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) TRACT, MEDICATIONS IN THE FORM OF TABLETS, CAPSULES, OR LIQUIDS ARE ADMINISTERED THROUGH ENTERAL ROUTES. ENTERAL MEDICATIONS ARE ADMINISTERED ORALLY, RECTALLY, AND THROUGH GI TUBES. THIS COURSE PRESENTS ABBREVIATIONS COMMONLY USED IN PRESCRIBING ENTERAL MEDICATIONS. IT ALSO COVERS METHODS FOR CALCULATING THE NUMBER OF TABLETS, CAPSULES, AND FLUID AMOUNTS NEEDED TO ADMINISTER PRESCRIBED DOSAGES. (61 MINUTES)THE JOINT COMMISSION AND THE INSTITUTE OF SAFE MEDICATION PRACTICES HAVE IDENTIFIED MANY TYPES OF MEDICATION ORDERS THAT ARE PRONE TO MISINTERPRETATION AND ERROR A ND ARE NOW LISTED ON A 'PROHIBITED ABBREVIATIONS' LIST. THESE MAY CHANGE OVER TIME, SO PLEASE ACCESS THIS LINK TO VIEW THE MOST CURRENT LIST OF THESE 'PROHIBITED' AND 'DO NOT USE' ABBREVIATIONS. HTTP://WWW.JOINTCOMMISSION.ORG/