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CHAPTER 3 REVIEW QUESTIONS
1.
Explain the difference in calculating military and civilian times.
Military time utilizes a 24-hour scale; In civilian time, 1 begins again after noon; and morning and afternoon are distinguished from one another with am and pm.
2. In the fraction 7
/
8
:
A. Which number represents the numerator?
7
B. Which number represents the denominator? 8
C. What type of fraction is this? Proper fraction
3. In the fractions 7
/
8
and 1
/
6
, what is the least common denominator?
24
4. What is meant by the order of operations
?
The order of operations is the order in which a problem is solved when more than one operation needs to be performed. PEMDAS is a common acronym for remembering the order of operations. 5. What is the place value of 3 in the number 22.0453?
Ten thousandths 6. The value of 5
0
is 1
7. Complete the following statements:
A. The rule of division of fractions states that the number you are dividing by is turned upside down and multiplied B. Percent’s are fractions that mean per every hundred
C. In a proportion, the product of the means equals the product of the extremes
8. Explain why the metric system is the preferred measurement system in pharmacology.
The metric system allows for precise measurements and calibrations of small drug dosages and is
based on multiples of 10 for easy calculations.
CHAPTER 4 REVIEW QUESTIONS
1. What is the role of the surgical technologist in medication administration when serving as the scrub person? As the circulator?
Scrub person: Identify, accept, label, and pass the drug; say the name of the drug out loud when passing.
Circulator: Obtain and deliver the drug to the sterile field; document the use of the medication.
2. Give examples of applications of the five “rights” of medication administration in surgery.
Right patient—Use surgical "time out" to identify the patient.
Right drug—Read the preference card and drug label; say drug name out loud when passing.
Right dose—Read the preference card, label the correct amount and strength, and confirm that the dose is the amount multiplied by the strength.
Right route—Surgeon determines the route and uses the correct formulation for that route.
Right time—Surgeon determines the time for administering the drug.
3. Which steps should be used to identify correctly the medications that are going to be used from the sterile back table during a surgical procedure?
Read the label when obtaining the drug, read the label together before delivering the drug to the back table, and immediately label the medication. (triple check method)
Response Feedback:
Read the label when obtaining the drug, read the label together before delivering the drug to the back table, and immediately label the medication.
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