Author Question: A client's medication administration record indicates that the drug is to be given q4h. The nurse ... (Read 78 times)

scienceeasy · **on:** Jul 22, 2018

A client's medication administration record indicates that the drug is to be given q4h. The nurse understands that q4h indicates the frequency of administration. What does q4h indicate?

A) Every four hours
B) Every four days
C) Four times a day
D) At 0400 hours

Question 2

A physician indicates in the medication order for a client with diabetes that an oral antihyperglycemic is to be taken three times a day. Which of the following standard abbreviation indicates the frequency of administration of this medication?

A) o.d.
B) b.i.d.
C) q.i.d.
D) t.i.d.

voltaire123 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 22, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
The standard abbreviation q4h indicates that the medication needs to be administered every four hours. The abbreviation q.i.d. indicates administration four times each day. There is no standard abbreviation for administration at 0400 or every four days.

Answer to Question 2

D
Feedback:
The physician would use the standard abbreviation t.i.d. to indicate that the drug should be taken three times in a day. The abbreviation o.d. means that the drug needs to be taken every other day; b.i.d. indicates that the drug needs to be taken twice a day. The abbreviation q.i.d. means that the drug needs to be taken four times a day.