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Chapter 5 Abbveviaions and Systems of Measunement 25 True or False cirde T for true or F for false after reading each of the following statements. 1 T F Regulations vary from state to state o regarding phone orders concerning who can call in an order, an order, and the time frame for the physician's signature ver be a blank space on a written prescription in the area asking for the number 2. TF There should ne of refills. In order to avoid errors in dosage administration, perio abbreviation s the respri hiliyof any health care professional dealing with the administration of medications g to memorize the few basic equivalents most commonly used TFA should teach patients to estimate or guess when they are unsure about the dosage of a medication 6. T F One safety practice related T F The abbreviation "SC" ed to abbreviations and systems of measurement is the avoidance of and systems periods in all medical abbreviations in order to avoid being mistaken as the number 1 refers to subcutaneous; however, this should not be used because it is on the List of Error-Prone Abbreviations due to being mistaken as "SQ" or "su & T F The household system of liquid measurement includes the gram and pound 9, T F The metric system was invented by the French and is the international standard for weights and 10. T F The health care professional teaching the patient and family about administering an elixir should instruct them to use a household teaspoon to measure all liquid medications 11. T F Equipment most commonly used for measuring medications includes the medicine cup and various syringes calibrated in milliliters 12 TFOne measuring cup in the household system can be converted to 100 mL in the metric system. 13. T F Almost all countries use the metric system as their official measurement system 4. T F One tablespoon is equal to 30 ml and equal to 1 oz in liquid medications. 15, T F Every four to six hours is represented with the abbreviation qTH. 16. TF Some states require that the quantity of a drug prescribed must be written in both text and rical format 2019 Cengage Learning. Inc. May not be scanned copied or duplicated or posted to a publicly accessble website, in whole or in part,

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1. True, As calls can't be made everytime.

2. False, if necessity asks, then there can be. There is no limit to it.

3. True, Really required as that might create further health complications with the person's health otherwise.

4.True, Basic Knowledge does no harm. It's important aas well as equally necessary.

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