Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 91%
Simulated
A nurse is assisting in preparing an in-service program about preventing medication errors when transcribing a prescription. The nurse is using a dosage example of two tenths of a milligram. Which of the following transcription examples should the nurse use?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
The correct answer is A: 0.2 mg. The nurse should use this transcription example because two tenths of a milligram is correctly represented as 0.2 mg. When dealing with decimal numbers, the zero before the decimal point is optional and does not change the value. Choice B (0.20 mg) is incorrect because it implies a higher dose than 0.2 mg. Choices C (12 mg) and D (2.0 mg) are incorrect as they do not accurately represent two tenths of a milligram.