Flashcards: Medication Measurement and Conversion Mastery — 10 cards

Metric system — role?

Standard measurement system in healthcare.

Metric system — purpose?

Ensures accuracy and consistency in measurement.

Unit conversions — purpose?

Ensure accurate medication dosing.

Milligram — definition?

A unit of mass, 1/1000 gram.

Medication order types — examples?

Standing, PRN, single, stat, verbal, telephone.

Gram — relation?

Base unit, 1 g = 1000 mg.

Milliliter — volume unit?

Used for liquids, 1 mL = 1/1000 L.

Unit conversion — goal?

Change units while keeping the same quantity.

Conversion factor — role?

Expresses equivalence between units.

Dimensional analysis — method?

Uses multiplication by conversion factors.