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246810LonicaMapo

How do nurses calculate the when they are giving medication

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Tracey_W

Original post by 246810LonicaMapo

How do nurses calculate the when they are giving medication

You have to work out how long to set the IV drip up for when giving patients fluids or antibiotics via a IV drip.

All the tablets form of medication is clearly easy to work out - example ( if patient is too get 1000 mg of paracetamol, and 600 mg of iuprofen then you will give them say 2x500mg tablets of paracetamol and 1x200mg & 1x400mg ibuprofen tablets) and then you note it down in there medication file on the medication trolley).

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