What is meant by a "unit dose" of medication? _______________
a. A medication dispensed by pharmacy to the health care unit
b. Amount of drug that supplies one dose
c. Container of multiple doses
d. Emergency supply of medication
ANS: B
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Directions: Apply the guidelines relating to the use of leading and trailing zeros and express the following metric notations correctly. .65 mL
ANS:
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