NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PHARMACOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The physician prescribes a medication to be taken pc. This means
A
before meals.
B
every day.
C
at bed time.
D
after meals.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -SC. The physician prescribes a medication to be taken pc. This means. after meals. Several regulations must be followed when managing controlled substances in the ambulatory care environment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Medication orders contain critical information on how much of a medication to give, how often to give it and other important information. You must know and understand all instructions and medication information such as side effects and critical warnings before giving any medications.

Detailed explanation-3: -When the medicine label on the medicine says to take three times day it generally means ‘take every 8 hours’. For example we divide 8 hours into 24 hours which gives us 3. Therefore four times a day would be ‘every 6 hours, ‘ (24 divided by 6 = 4).

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