The nurse is teaching a nursing student about giving liquid medications. Which statement by the student indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "A suspension is a mixture in which drug particles are dissolved in solution."
b. "I will line up the bottom of the medication curve with the line in the syringe."
c. "I will need to shake an elixir before measuring the dose."
d. "I will not need to refrigerate liquids once they are reconstituted."
ANS: B
To measure liquid medications accurately, line up the bottom of the curve of the medication with the desired line on the syringe. Suspensions are liquids in which particles are mixed but not dissolved. As a general rule, elixirs do not require shaking; shaking may suspend air into the liquid and affect accurate dosing by volume. Many liquids require refrigeration.
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