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MEDICATION CARDS

COLOR TIME TO GIVE THE MEDICATIONS FREQUENCY


RED 9AM OD (1x a day)
GREEN 8AM – 6PM BID (2x a day)
WHITE 8AM – 1PM – 6PM TID (3x a day)
8AM – 12NN – 4PM – 8PM – 12MN – 4AM Q4 (every 4 hrs)
BLUE 8AM – 4M – 12MN Q8 (every 8 hrs)
8AM – 12NN – 4PM – 12MN QID (4x a day/every 4hrs)
12NN – 12MN Q12 (every 12 hrs)
YELLOW
Immediately; Now STAT
As needed PRN
ORANGE
Before Sleep/8PM OD HS
PINK 6AM – 12NN – 6PM – 12MN Q6 (every 6 hrs)
INTRAVENOUS FLUID
0.9 % Sodium Chloride Plain Normal Saline
Green
Solution (PNSS)

Plain Lactated Ringers (PLR) Blue

Lactated Ringer’s 5% Dextrose in Water


Pink
(D5LR)

5% Dextrose in Water (D5W) Red

D5 Normal Saline Solution (D5NSS) Yellow

D5 Normosol M (D5NM) Orange

Balanced Multiple Replacement Solution


Yellow Green
with 5% Dextrose (D5MR)

Balanced Multiple Maintenance Solution


Violet
with 5% dextrose (D5IMB)

D5 0.3 Sodium Chloride (D5 0.3 NaCl) Light Blue

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