In performing a medication calculation, the nurse knows that a commonly used equivalent is milligrams. Her colleague is reviewing her calculations and asks her how many milligrams are in a gram. How should the nurse respond?
a. There are 1,000 milligrams in 1 gram.
b. There is 1 milligram in 1 gram.
c. There are 10 milligrams in 1 gram.
d. There are 100 milligrams in 1 gram.
a. There are 1,000 milligrams in 1 gram.
FEEDBACK:
a. 1,000 milligrams equals 1 gram.
b. This is incorrect. .
c. This is incorrect. .
d. This is incorrect. .
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