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A nurse is writing orders she received from the physician over the telephone. the following questions...

A nurse is writing orders she received from the physician over the telephone. the following questions pertain to this situation. The nurse receives an order for one-half of a milligram for a medication. How should the nurse write one-hslf?

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A prescription order is verbally given to a nurse by a prescribing physician which contains the drug dose information to be administered to the patient.
A prescription order can also be given by a physician to nurse over the telephone.
While noting down the prescription the nurse should make sure that the order is written clearly with use of standard terms and abbrevations. This will help prevent errors in drug administration.
If the nurse receives an order for one-half of a milligram for a medication, it should be written as 0.5 mg. It should not be written as 1/2 mg.

Nightingale answered 2 years ago
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