Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 71%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A nurse preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors.A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription. Which of the following examples should the nurse use to show appropriate transcription of a dosage of two tenths of a milligram?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
0.2 mg avoids trailing zeros, reducing transcription errors.