Directions: Refer to the Portion of the MAR Provided Below

question 8

Short Answer

Directions: Refer to the portion of the MAR provided below to answer the question.
Name,
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION RECORD
Room Number
Date of Birth
Medical Record Number
$\begin{array}{ll}\hline \text { Diagnosis: }\\\hline \\\hline \text { ALLERGES: Penicillin Codeine }\\\text { Date: } 5 / 2 / 2014\\\hline \end{array}$
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|l|}\hline \text { Order } & \text { Exp. } & \text { RN } & \text { Medication- } & \text { Date } & 5 / 2 & 5 / 3 & 5 / 4 & 5 / 5 & 5 / 6 & 5 / 7 & 5 / 8 \\\text { Date } & \text { Date } & \text { Initial } & \text { Dosage, } & 2012\\&&&\text { Frequency, Route }\\\hline &&&&\text { Time } & \text { Initial } & \text { Initial } & \text { Initial } & \text { Initial } & \text { Initial } & \text { Initial } & \text { Initial } \\\hline 5 / 2 / 14 & 6 / 2 / 14 & \text { DG } & \text { Heparin } 5,000 & 0900 \\&&&\text { units subcut daily }\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline 5 / 2 / 14 & 6 / 2 / 14 & \text { DG } & \text { Lasix } 40 \mathrm{mg} \text { p.o. } & 0900 \\&&&\text { daily }\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline 5 / 2 / 14 & 6 / 2 / 14 & \text { DG } & \text { K-Dur } 10 \mathrm{mEq} & 0900 \\&&&\text { p.o.b.id }\\\hline&&&&1700\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline 5 / 2 / 14 & 5 / 5 / 14 & \text { DG } & \text { Percocet } 2 \text { tabs } \\&&&\text { p.o. q6h p.r.n. for }\\&&&\text { moderate pain }\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\\\hline\end{array}$
-How many times in a 24-hour period will K-Dur be administered? _______________

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Definitions:

Weighted Average

A calculation method that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, resulting in a figure that represents the overall effect.

Average Unit Cost

The total cost of goods available for sale divided by the number of units available for sale, used to value inventory.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, giving more weight to some numbers than others.