Nursing Dose Calculations and Pump Programming

VOCABULARY flashcards extracted from a nursing lecture on dosage adjustments, pump programming, and weighted conversions.

Nurse's Authority to Change Dose

The ability of a nurse to adjust a medication dose (e.g., from $5$ to $6$) based on what is necessary to achieve the desired amount as specified by the medical order.

Pump Programming

The process of inputting specific medication amounts into a medical pump, such as programming it for $60\,mg$ of $2.2$.

Mics

A shorthand term used in the transcript for micrograms when dosing a patient (e.g., dosing at $6\,\text{mics}$).

Dose Titration

The process of adjusting a dose by set increments, such as the ability to go up by $1$ every specific time interval.

Preliminary Conversions

Calculations performed before dosing, which specifically include converting the patient's weight and the medication's dose structure.

Decimal Precision

A requirement for calculations, mentioned in the context of rounding to the tenth (e.g., $4.7$).

Hourly Policy Rate

The specific guidelines or rules regarding administration rates, such as at a rate of $\$10\,\text{per hour}$.