Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement Chapter 6 Equipment Used in Dosage Measurement © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Medicine Cup A 30 mL (1 fl oz) medicine cup is used to measure most liquids for oral administration Includes mL and ounces 30 mL = 1 ounce 5 mL = 1 teaspoon 15 mL = 1 tablespoon © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Medicine Cup (Continued) Cubic centimeters (cc), formerly used interchangeably with milliliters (mL), may still be noted on measuring devices The correct unit to use is milliliter (mL) For volumes less than 2.5 mL, a smaller, more accurate device should be used © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Medicine Cup (Continued) Dram: a unit of measurement in the apothecary system Is no longer used but may still appear on medicine cups © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Calibrated Dropper Used to administer small quantities Used to administer medications to children and adults Used to dispense eye and ear medications Useful for adding small quantities to liquid © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Calibrated Dropper (Continued) Never exchange packaged droppers between medications, because drop size varies from one dropper to another © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Pediatric Oral Devices 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 © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Parenteral Medication Devices Route of administration is by injection Includes syringes and IV catheters Must use principles of rounding to ensure safety and accuracy © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

3 mL Syringe Calibrations read from top of the black ring of the suction plunger Calibrated in tenths of a milliliter Luerlock syringe hub Plunger Barrel Needle Rubber plunger tip © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

3 mL Syringe (Continued) © Cengage Learning 2013 © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Prefilled Single-Dose Syringe Use only once and is discarded Discard any extra medication prior to injection © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

1 mL Syringe Also known as tuberculin or TB syringe Used to administer small doses Calibrated in hundredths of a milliliter Used to give dosages of less than 0.5 mL © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

U-100 Insulin Syringe Measurement and administration of U-100 insulin only Do not use with any other medication Syringe may be a standard U-100 or a Lo-dose U-100 for smaller doses © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Safety Syringes Needle is protected by a shield Used to protect from injury

Intravenous Syringe Used to prepare medication for IV administration Examine calibrations and select the best syringe based upon volume © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Intravenous Syringe (Continued) © Cengage Learning 2013 © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.

Needleless Syringe System Used to prevent needle sticks during IV medication administration © 2013 Delmar Cengage Learning. All Rights Reserved. May not be scanned, copied, duplicated, or posted to a publicly accessible website, in whole or in part.