Personnel to whom this applies: prescribers; nursing or pharmacy staff (who transcribe verbal prescription orders or rewrite
transfer or admission orders when entering or leaving a health care facility); health care administrators/managers. Technology plays an important role in the delivery of healthcare. Use technology, as appropriate, but evaluate its effectiveness on an ongoing basis. While technology can reduce medication errors and enhance patient safety, it also has the potential to cause new types of unintentional errors. Whenever technology is selected and implemented, it should meet the
requirements of this statement. The Council recommends the following:
Actions/Decisions are those of the Council as a whole and may not reflect the views/positions of individual member organizations. ________________________________________________________ 1 For medications with multiple formulations, be as specific as possible. 2 USP NF 37-32 General Chapter <17> Prescription Container Labeling 3 Cohen MR, Smetzer JL, Westphal JE, Comden SC, Horn DM 2012 Sep-Oct;52(5):584-602. Risk models to improve safety of dispensing high-alert medications in community pharmacies. . J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). What does po bid mean?“PO” means the medication is taken by mouth “bid” or twice a day. The 'x' indicates this prescription is taken for a period of 5 days. Some people think that Rx means prescription. In a way it does.
What does 1/2 mean on a prescription?Here is what the notation on this prescription means:1. The medication is Penicillin VK and your healthcare provider ordered one 250 milliliter (ml) bottle, which is about 8 ounces. The "ii" means 2 and "ss" means 1/2 which translates to 2 1/2 ml, or 1/2 teaspoon.
Which of the following types of medications causes the pupils to dilate during an ophthalmic exam?Descriptions. Tropicamide is used to dilate (enlarge) the pupil so that the doctor can see into the back of your eye. It is used before eye examinations, such as cycloplegic refraction and examination of the fundus of the eye. Tropicamide may also be used before and after eye surgery.
What does the nurse understand about the abbreviation D C?"D/C" is on the list of error-prone abbreviations and may be interpreted as "discontinue" or "discharge." Because it is considered error-prone, the Institute for Safe Medication Practices states that it should not be used when discharging a patient, in an electronic order, or in a verbal order.
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