A health care provider has written the following order: Mylanta 30 mL PO 30 minutes ac. As the nurse giving this medication, you interpret this order to include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
1. Administer by mouth 30 minutes before meals.
2. Administer by mouth 30 minutes after meals.
3. Administer medication, eat in 30 minutes.
4. Take 30 minutes to eat, then take medication.
1, 3
A common abbreviation used for the direction of medication and meals is ac (ante cibum), which means "before meals."
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