A patient's health care provider wrote a prescription for an antibiotic for her upper respiratory infection. According to safe medication practice standards, which of the following is the most appropriate way to write a dosage?
A. .5 mg
B. 5.0 mg
C. 1/2 mg
D. 0.5 mg
D
Follow practice standards when medications are ordered to prevent medication errors. For example, to make the decimal point more visible, a leading zero is always placed in front of a decimal (e.g., use 0.5, not .5). On the other hand, do not use a trailing zero, a zero after a decimal point, because if a health care worker does not see the decimal point, the patient may end up receiving 10 times more medication than what is prescribed (e.g., use 5 not 5.0).
You might also like to view...
The pediatric nurse caring for children with physical disabilities teaches the student nurse that coping mechanisms give rise to resiliency in children and their families. The nurse further notes that attributes of resilient children include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
A. Dependence on family B. Physical abilities C. Problem-solving skills D. Sense of purpose and future E. Social competence
Because late preterm infants are more stable than early preterm infants, they may receive care that is much like that of a full-term baby
The mother-baby or nursery nurse knows that these infants are at increased risk for which of the following? (Select all that apply.) a. Sepsis b. Hyperglycemia c. Hyperbilirubinemia d. Cardiac distress e. Problems with thermoregulation
When palpating the abdomen, you should note whether the liver is enlarged in the:
a. left lower quadrant. b. midepigastric region. c. periumbilical area. d. right upper quadrant.
A group of students are reviewing material in preparation for test on program evaluation models. The students demonstrate understanding of the material when they identify which model as dynamic with interventions always acting through the system and client?
A) Donabedian model B) QSEN project C) Quality Health Outcomes model D) Quality Practice Setting Attributes model