Question

A nurse is preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when prescribing a prescription the nurse is using a dosage example of 2/10 of a milligram which of the following examples of the nurse used to show appropriate transcription of this dosage

Answer 1

One example the nurse could use to show appropriate transcription of this dosage is:

0.2 mg

By transcribing the dosage in this manner, it eliminates the risk of misinterpretation and confusion, as it clearly represents "2/10 of a milligram."