Chapter 6 MAT 119 Recognize and select the appropriate equipment for the medication dosage and method of administration ordered Read and interpret the calibrations of each utensil presented Objectives ID: 602828
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Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement
Chapter 6
MAT 119Slide2
Recognize and select the appropriate equipment for the medication, dosage, and method of administration ordered.
Read and interpret the calibrations of each utensil presented.
ObjectivesSlide3
Includes metric and household
5 milliliters (mL) = 1 teaspoon (t)
10 milliliters (mL) = 2 teaspoons (t)
15 milliliters (mL) = 1 tablespoon (T)
30 milliliters (mL) = 1 ounce (
oz)
Medicine Cup
Approximate equivalent measuresSlide4
Not used for small amountsProvides approximate amount – some medicine sticks to side of cup
Cough syrup
Medicine Cup continuedSlide5
5 mL = ? t
1 t
15 mL = ? T
1 T
1 oz = ? mL
30 mL1 T = ? t3 tFind…Slide6
1/2 oz = ? mL
15 mL
2 t = ? mL
10 mL
1/2 oz = ? T
1 T½ t = ? mL2.5 mLFind…Slide7
Used to administer small quantities
Useful in medication of children and adults and adding small quantities to liquid
Dispense eye and ear medications
Calibrated DropperSlide8
Used with oral medications for children
Teach caregivers to use correctly
Oral syringes do not have a Luerlock
hub and have a cap on the tip (safety issue)
Pediatric Oral DevicesSlide9
The term
parenteral
refers to any way of giving a drug that does not involve the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. The focus here is on intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and intradermal medications.
There are a variety of syringes used for these types of injections.
Parenteral
Medication AdministrationSlide10
Must identify route of administration for injection
Administration can be via a syringe and needle or an IV catheter
Must use principles of rounding to ensure safety!
ContinuedSlide11
3 mL Syringe
Length of needle – 1 – 1 ½ inch for IM
Barrel
Rubber plunger tip
Needle
Luerlock
syringe hub
PlungerSlide12
Calibrations are measured in tenths
3 mL syringes
Find: 1.5 mL
2.3 mL
0.8 mLSlide13
5 mL and 10 or 20 mL syringes
Find: 2.4 mL; 4.4 mL
Find: 4 mL; 14 mLSlide14
Used only once and is discarded
Discard any extra medication prior to injection
Prefilled Single Dose SyringeSlide15
Also known as Tuberculin or TB syringe
Used to administer small doses
Calibrated in hundredths of a milliliter
Can be used to give IM dosages of 0.5 mL or less, but you
must change needle to 1-1 ½ inches
1 mL Syringe
Length of needle is ½ - 5/8 inchSlide16
Calibrations measured in hundredths
1 mL syringe
Find 0.05 mL
0.25 mL
0.83 mLSlide17
After use, the needle is protected by a shield
Safety syringes are used to protect from injury
Safety SyringesSlide18
ContinuedSlide19
The insulin syringe is a specially calibrated syringe that is used to measure and administer
insulin (ONLY)
.
Instead of measuring in mL, it measures in
units
. Typically a U-100 syringe is used, which means there are 100 units of insulin per mL. Always make sure the concentration on the syringe matches the concentration on the insulin vial. Insulin SyringeSlide20
Measurement and administration of units-100 insulin only
Do not use for any other medications
Units -100 Insulin SyringeSlide21
3 Sizes of U-100 Insulin SyringesSlide22
Calibrations are marked in units
Insulin Syringe
Which syringe
would you
choose for the
following doses?
Dose:
35
units
5
units
63 unitsSlide23
Different Sized Syringes:
CalibrationsSlide24
Needless SyringeSlide25
Continued
Prefilled needleless syringe
Used for flushing IV lines