A medication is ordered for a client. The dosage he is to receive is 100,000 U. The drug label reads 400,000 units/mL. When setting up the dosage calculation using dimensional analysis, the nurse identifies the unit of measure
to be calculated as which of the following?
A) Milliliters
B) Units
C) Milligrams
D) Tablets
Ans: B
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According to the order, the client is to receive 100,000 units. Therefore, units is the unit of measure and would set up the calculation as units = ____.
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