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lb_gilbert

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on: Jul 3, 2018
Can the nurse legally administer a medication after the expiration date?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

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What is the value of estimating medication doses before calculation and preparation?
 
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Silverbeard98

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Reply #1 on: Jul 3, 2018
Answer to Question 1

No, the medication must be discarded. It may no longer be effective and could have decomposed and have bacterial contamination.

Answer to Question 2

Estimating doses is one very important way to catch a major math calculation error.


lb_gilbert

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Reply 2 on: Jul 3, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

Liddy

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Excellent

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